Purpose
The literature review:
- -->familiarizes the reader with the depth, breadth and scope of the research topic;
- -->defines key concepts;
- -->establishes the body of knowledge that the research will contribute to.
Taken from, http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/Resources/research-Education/research%20education/Online%20resources/Support%20materials/Literature%20review.htm
How is a LITERATURE REVIEW different from an ACADEMIC RESEARCH paper
While the main focus of an academic research paper is to support your own argument, the focus of a literature review is to summarize and synthesize the arguments and ideas of others. The academic research paper also covers a range of sources, but it is usually a select number of sources, because the emphasis is on the argument. Likewise, a literature review can also have an "argument," but it is not as important as covering a number of sources. In short, an academic research paper and a literature review contain some of the same elements. In fact, many academic research papers will contain a literature review section. But it is the aspect of the study (the argument or the sources) that is emphasized that determines what type of document it is.
Taken from, http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/literature_review.html
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