This volume is the essential guide-updated, expanded, and easier to use than ever. This pioneering book has provided countless graduate students and researchers with a road map to a quality literature review. Using its six-step model, you'll narrow your research topic, focus your literature search, negotiate the myriad of books, periodicals, and reports about your topic-and, of course, write the review. The edition features: new and improved graphics ideal for visualizing the process; more explanations and tips, especially for writing in the early stages; an expanded range of learning tools; additional reflection sections to direct metacognitive activities; and four new reference supplements.