A presentation about what is literature review in research

1. Manash Pratim Dutta
Research Scholar
Department of Communication and Journalism
Gauhati University

2. What is review
A review is an evaluation of a publication,
creative work, service, etc., such as movie
review, video game review, music review
and book review.

3. Role of Literature
Review in a
Research Work

5. What is Literature Review
• The literature review is a
descriptive and analytic
summary of the existing
material relating to a
particular topic or area of
study. It involves a
systematic examination
of prior scholarly works.

6. Importance
• It provides a theoretical background to a topic and
bring clarity and focus to a research problem.
• It helps to improve the research methodology and
broaden the knowledge base in a research area.
• It helps a researcher to establish the links between
the research problem and the existing findings.
• It helps to show how a researcher’s findings have
contributed to the existing body of knowledge.

7. Source: Research Methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners by R. Kumar

8. Source: precisionconsultingcompany.com

9. Steps of Literature Review
Source: cob-bs.libguides.com

10. Sources
• Academic Journals
• Conference
Proceedings
• Government Reports
• Books
• Articles
• Popular Writings
• Authentic resources
available in internet
about a topic

11. Popular Writings
Rohingya: The Identity Crisis
By Najeeb Washaly

12. Books
“Media, Memory, and Refugee Activism
Across History”
By Philipp Seuferling

13. Official Documents
Refugee Problem in South Asia: A Threat
to Security
By Saifuddin Ahmed and Anurag Chakma

14. Challenges in reviewing the
literature
• It is time consuming.
• Lack of adequate resources.
• It is daunting and frustrating.
But it is also Rewarding

15. References
• Kumar, R. (2011). Reviewing the literature. In Research Methodology: A
step-by-step guide for beginners (3rd ed.). New Delhi, IN: SAGE.
• Wikipedia. [review]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Review
• https://ltl.lincoln.ac.nz/research/writing-a-literature-review/what-is-a-
literature-review/
• https://cob-bs.libguides.com/c.php?g=382112
• https://precisionconsultingcompany.com/literature-review.shtml
• Washaly, N. (n.d.). Rohingiya: The Identity Crisis.
• Seuferling, P. (n.d.). Media, Memory, and Refugee Activism Across History.
• Ahmed, S., & Chakma, A. (2011). Refugee Problem in South Asia: A
Threat to Security. Lok Proshsan Samoeeky, (15).
• https://laverne.libguides.com/c.php?g=34942&p=222057

16. Thank You