Functions of a Literature Review

some students think that writing the literature review summarizes topics of the review
research critically. And the other wrong thing is merely searching Google for the sources. But
the real function of the literature review is to consider the audience and take them by the hand
to make them understand the core value. It should guide them through all the essential details
with the overview of the ideas, theories, and others from published literature relevant to the
current topic. And writing such as literature review it is easier said than done and need the
help of experienced literature review writing services.
A literature review has the following roles:
- Justifies a research question, method, or theoretical and conceptual
-framework
- Establishes the relevance of the topic
- Provides necessary information 
- Shows reviewers familiarity and mastery of the topic 
- Establishes the niche of the study 
- Resolves conflict among contradictory studies
This is an example of a part of literature review containing functions of a
literature review

Structure of a Literature Review

The structure of a literature review consists of 3 parts , the introduction , body

and conclusion.

The introduction contains

- Purpose for writing the literature review and the importance of the
topic being reviewed.
- Scope of the review
- Criteria used for selecting the literature
- Organizational pattern of the review
The body contains
- Historical background
- Relevant theories
- Relationship among the studies, and how each study advanced a
theory
- Strengths and weaknesses of each study
- Various viewpoints on the topic

The conclusion contains

- Restatement of the main argument or thesis
- Main agreements and disagreements
 - If stand-alone paper: conclusions, implications and direction for future
studies
- If part of a thesis: linking of the literature review to the research
questions
- Overall perspective on the topic

Next is an example of the structure of a literature review the introduction ,

body , and conclusion.