Literature Searches and Literature Reviews for Transportation Research Projects. How to Search, Where to Search, and How to Put It All Together: Current Practices
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Abstract
This circular presents the necessary steps for producing a high-quality literature review for a transportation research project. The circular explores how to conduct literature searches; where to search for transportation information; how to put it all together as a quality literature review; and what the definitions are for related terms. The publication is aimed at all transportation researchers, including university investigators, graduate students, consultants, and practitioners at state and federal transportation agencies. The e-circular also will be useful to sponsors of research when conducting initial literature searches and evaluating literature reviews to determine the quality of the products received.