how to do a literature review for a dissertation

(from University of Minnesota’s Dissertation Calculator)
Read the narrative for this stage on the University of Minnesota (UMN) website, then use the links listed below to update the links in the narrative and to locate UCF resources equivalent to those described for UMN.

You might find it useful to write an Annotated bibliography as a way of organising your thoughts on secondary sources in a structured and methodical way.
What is a literature review? What’s the point of it? How do you evaluate literature? Use our Writing the literature review guide for answers to these questions and more.

This section describes the existing and established theory and research in your report area. You are providing a context for your work.
Writing approach: Descriptive.

References:

http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/dissertation-planner/writing-literature-review
http://learn.solent.ac.uk/mod/book/view.php?id=116233&chapterid=15284
http://libguides.tees.ac.uk/business_research/literature_review