ABSTRACT
The literature review involves reading and appraising what other people have written about students’ subject area. It can be both descriptive and analytical. Starting the literature review process involves the identification of appropriate literature. Generally speaking, there are three types of literature sources available for students to look at. These are primary sources, secondary sources and reference guides. Technical reports and occasional papers can be of great use to students because they are comprehensive and often publish up-to-date information. Government publications are one of the largest and most important sources of information, especially for those students analysing secondary data. Government documents may be classified as government administration records and research records for specialists, including a considerable number of statistics and data of value to science and business. Secondary literature sources are those that cite from primary sources such as textbooks and newspaper articles. Reference guides are very useful sources of information for short and quick answers to basic questions.
