This second edition of Diana Ridley''s bestselling book provides a step-by-step guide to conducting a literature search and literature review, using cases and examples throughout to demonstrate best practice. Ridley outlines practical strategies for conducting a systematic search of the available literature, reading and note taking and writing up your literature review as part of an undergraduate research project, Masters dissertation or PhD thesis.</p><p>New to this edition are:</p><ul><li>Examples drawn from a wide range of disciplines </li><li>A new chapter on conducting systematic reviews </li><li>Increased guidance on evaluating the quality of online sources and online literature </li><li>Enhanced guidance in dealing with copyright and permissions issues. </li></ul><p>This book also comes with a companion website containing a wide range of examples of successful literature reviews from various academic disciplines.<br/><br/><strong>SAGE Study Skills </strong>are essential study