The Role of Literature Review in Dissertations A literature review forms the nucleus of the research. It looks over the scholarly articles, books, systematic scientific research sources like scientific journals, dissertations, conference proceedings, and other resources relevant to the area of research. It also provides context for any research project by examining previous research. The past existing literature helps us to evaluate our position in the study currently. It familiarizes the researcher to the extent of data in the field. Now, it is up to the researcher that he wants to pursue the reported research with new perspectives, but he must be knowing the past research in the field prior to moving forward. The literature review provides an intellectual context for the dissertation providing opposing views of other researchers about the topic with authentic facts and figures. Reviewing the literature is an iterative process that helps to make the researcher familiar with the new
