Literature review support
To find the relevant information about your research topic, you conduct one or more literature searches. TU Delft Library can help you if you get stuck in or have doubts about this process.
First steps literature review
Before you ask the Library to help you conduct your literature research, it is advisable to first take the following steps yourself:
- Consulting the Searching & Resources section on the TUlib website.
- Following dedicated parts of the course Information Literacy for Master's and PhD students to supplement the TUlib consultation.
- Setting up an initial search plan.
- Conducting one or more searches in at least one (multidisciplinary) database and evaluating the results.
Help Library
If you get stuck, you can ask the Library for advice or to help you further by sending a message to Ask Your Library. Please attach the initial search plan and the searches performed as attachment(s) and motivate in your message what or where assistance is needed.
Course for starting PhD students
If you are a starting PhD student/candidate, it is strongly recommended that you take the Graduate School course The Informed Researcher. A significant part of this course is dedicated to exploring your research field, creating a search plan and conducting searches to find the literature for your research project. Information about this course can be found on the Library webpage Graduate Workshop: The Informed Researcher (PhD).