Assume you already have a research topic and question. Start by creating a list of keywords
related to your research topic and question. Some useful databases to search for journals and
articles include:
1- Your university’s library catalogue
2- Goggle Scholar
3- JSTOR
4- EBSCO
5- Project Muse (humanities and social sciences)
6- EconLit (economics)
Read the Abstract to find out whether an article is relevant to your question. When you find a
useful book or article, you can check the bibliography to find other relevant sources. To
identify the most important publications on your topic, take note of recurring citations. If the
same authors, books or articles keep appearing in your reading, make sure to seek them out.
You can find out how many times an article has been cited on Goggle Scholar! – a high
citation count means the article has been influential in the field, and should certainly be
included in your literature review