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Literature Review: Why and How?

A guide to literature reviews

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A Sampling of Potential Sources for your Literature Review

1. Books
2. Journal Articles
3. Newspaper Articles
4. Ephemera (pamphlets, flyers, posters)
5. Statistical Datasets
6. Geographical data
7. Conference proceedings
8. Dissertations
9. Archival material
10. Websites/Blogs/Social Media
11. Movies (online and analog)
12. Oral histories
13. Music
14. Works of Art