1 Describe several purposes that a literature review can serve during
the planning of a research project.
2 Explain how you might effectively use five general resources to locate
related literature: (a) the library catalog, (b) online databases, (c) reference
librarians, (d) Internet search engines, and (e) other researchers’
reference lists.
3 Describe concrete strategies you can use to evaluate, organize, and
synthesize literature related to a research problem.
