A. A sample of guidance at universities for literature reviewing.
Some Guidance on Doing a Literature Review
Prof. Richard Elmore, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Review of Literature
Writing Center, University of Wisconsin
Literature Reviews
Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Literature Review
University of Houston, Victoria, Academic Center
The Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting It
Universtiy of Toronto, Health Sciences Writing Centre
Writing Literature Reviews
Temple University Writing Center
Getting Started on Your Literature Review
University of New South Wales, Learning Centre
B. Guidelines and examples of systematic reviews (a special kind of rigorous literature review).
You can connect to organizations that specialize in systematic reviews. Access to published guidelines for doing reviews is available for each of these. Access to reviews themselves varies.