literature review?

Here is an example description of a literature review form University of Reading

http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/studyadvice/StudyResources/Essays/sta-startinglitreview.aspx

Here is one from Middlesex

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/content.php?pid=58962&sid=1894137

http://wbllibrarian.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/doing-literature-review-in-health-and.html