Literature reviews can be found in most databases; however, most databases do not provide a filter for literature reviews.
One way to find literature reviews is to use the advanced search options in a library database or the library catalog. Use the multiple fields to combine your topic keywords with the terms "literature review" or "review of literature" in the Title as shown below:
You may also put the terms in quotation marks, but doing so will exclude the plural forms from your search.
A search similar to this sample is likely to produce literature reviews. The titles of the results and the information in the description indicate that some of the search results are literature reviews. For example:
Be aware that this search method is not foolproof and that not all results will be literature reviews. You may find other types of sources in the results list. For example, this source is a book review, not a literature review:
Remember to examine the sources you find to ensure that items you select meet the definition of a literature review.
