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Literature Reviews

Learn what a literature review is, how to find a topic, gather and read resources, and tips for writing. 

Ways to Organize your Literature Review

Ways to structure: historical chronology, publicat

Use Zotero to Track your Sources

Zotero is a free, open-source citation management software program with plug-ins for internet browsers and word processors. If you have a lot of references, it can help you track and organize your sources, collect bibliographic information with one click, and automatically generate in-text citations and entire bibliographies in many styles.

Zotero Tutorial using Forsyth Library Databases

Zotero Plugin for Word on Mac

If you are using Zotero on a Mac, the "Insert Citation" feature for Microsoft Word is available in the script menu:

Screenshot of the Script menu in Microsoft Word for Mac

Structuring your Literature Review

Here are a couple of useful resources that may help you organize your sources and structure your literature review: