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Effective Literature Review Organization Guide

Learn how to organize literature reviews effectively, identifying key terms, leading with ideas, and structuring paragraphs based on themes. Improve your research process with this step-by-step guide.

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Effective Literature Review Organization Guide

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  1. Literature Review

  2. Where to Begin? • Start with USP guides on class web site and the resources created by our UCSD librarian • Think about the “key words” for your project • Example 1: conservation, community building • Example 2: transit, biking, San Diego • Try searching variations of your key terms • Remember to use your citation manager to track the articles you find!

  3. What are your Key Terms? • Try writing down between three and five key terms • Let’s see what we find…

  4. How to Organize the Lit • Generally, 2 ways of writing a literature review • Sub-optimal: Lead with the authors • Paragraph 1: “Author A says…” • Paragraph 2: “Author B says…” • Paragraph 3: “Author C says…” • Ideal: Lead with the ideas

  5. How to Lead with Ideas • As you compile the sources—think about what general themes they cover related to your project • Use these categories to write your literature review

  6. What it Looks Like • Paragraph 1: “There are two primary theories regarding community building. One theory suggests ____”(Author A, 2010)… On the other hand, the work of Author C (2009) reflects the competing theory that…” • Paragraph 2: “Community building most often requires some type of mobilization of volunteers and community members. (Author A, 2010)…Mobilization may also involve members outside the community”. (Author B, 2006) • Paragraph 3: “Finally, it is important to consider the effectiveness of the various types of community building and mobilization.” (Author B 2006; Author C 2009) For example, Author B (2006) finds…”

  7. Sum-up • Start with key terms • Use key terms for your categories to organize literature review • Questions?

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