how to write a dissertation literature review

What is a literature review? What’s the point of it? How do you evaluate literature? Use our Writing the literature review guide for answers to these questions and more.
You might find it useful to write an Annotated bibliography as a way of organising your thoughts on secondary sources in a structured and methodical way.

You must accurately reference all sources mentioned here and give a full citation in the Reference List.
May also be called: Literature review

Step 2: Identify gaps in your research based on step 1 review.
(from University of Minnesota’s Dissertation Calculator)

References:

http://learn.solent.ac.uk/mod/book/view.php?id=116233&chapterid=15284
http://guides.ucf.edu/c.php?g=78838&p=518756
http://era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/1694