A literature review will require a search of one or more databases. Keep track of the databases that you search, the dates when you searched, and your search strategy, so that you may report this information in your review.
Both contain references to scholarly journals in the areas of biomedicine and health from the MEDLINE database. See the LibGuides.
Provides indexing for 3,000+ journals from the fields of nursing and allied health.
A collection of abstracts and citations for peer-reviewed literature in the scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences. See the LibGuide.
Education Resource Information Center (ERIC)
Provides a range of publication types, including articles, books, conference papers, technical reports, and policy papers related to the field of education.
An American Psychological Association (APA) collection devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
Includes full-text systematic reviews (of the highest level) of methodological studies and protocols.
Browse the Databases page or LibGuides in your specific discipline for additional database suggestions.
When you find articles of interest in a database or search engine, bibliographic management programs make it easy to create a collection of references (citations and/or articles) and cite them in your document in the citation style of your choice.
Bibliographic Citation Managers
Information on other free reference managers: