Literature review
Process of information search and text of a review article , which includes the current knowledge including substantive findings, as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic
A literature review is an overview of the previously published works on a topic. The term can refer to a full scholarly paper or a section of a scholarly work such as a book, or an article. Either way, a literature review is supposed to provide the researcher/author and the audiences with a general image of the existing knowledge on the topic under question. A good literature review can ensure tha... Wikipedia