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By Dr Lyn Lavery<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conducting a literature review is a central part of the academic research journey, particularly if you\u2019re writing a thesis or dissertation. A literature review provides the background to your topic and forms the basis of your research question(s). Many students view the literature review as a difficult challenge, as they navigate a seemingly never-ending pile of references, and attempt to develop these into a coherent piece of writing. I view the literature review process as an opportunity to learn more about my topic of interest, and in order to maximise my enjoyment of this, I ensure I organise my information as efficiently as possible. This is where NVivo can play a crucial role.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not familiar with NVivo, it\u2019s a popular qualitative data analysis application (learn more about it at www.qsrinternational.com<\/a>). While it is primarily designed to analyse qualitative data such as interviews and focus groups, it\u2019s essentially software that helps you analyse text. Literature is a form of text, and therefore NVivo\u2019s analysis tools can be used to assist you with writing your literature review.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in learning more about this, there are a proliferation of blog posts on the topics including:<\/p>\n