What is a literature search?
A literature search is a systematic and comprehensive search for information. This information will inform, underpin and /or shape your research.
A literature search will enable you to find out what has already been written in your subject area and identify the main trends.
The information may be found in books, journal articles, reports, case studies, policy documents, conference proceedings etc.
On this page are some useful books and journal articles to help you get started.
Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines
Click on the titles below to access these e-books:
Choosing and using statistics : a biologist's guide by 
Doing a literature review in health and social care : a practical guide by 
Doing a literature review in health and social care: a practical guide. by 
Doing your research project : a guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science by 
Excellent Dissertations! by 
How to find information: a guide for researchers by 
Radical research : designing, developing and writing research to make a difference by 
Succeeding with your master's dissertation: a step-by-step handbook. by Choosing and using statistics : a biologist's guide by 
Practical statistics for environmental and biological scientists by 
Statistics for Dummies by 
Statistics II for Dummies by 
Statistics with applications to the biological and health sciences by 
Statistics: a gentle introduction by 
