Literature research is the process of collecting information resources that are relevant to your research question(s). Resources can be manuals, text books, academic articles, trade publications, newspaper articles, statistics, company analyses etc.
These resources can for instance be used to in your report:
In this Library guide we will discuss four steps of a literature research process:
There are many tools available to support you while doing literature research.
Such tools are not a substitute for reading and making notes on the literature yourself in terms of your research questions and priorities.
Pay attention: these tools generally can only find open access published materials. These tools cannot find academic articles that are behind firewalls or in subscription databases/journals. Most of BUas Library collection is not accessible via these tools.
Many tools however are connected with Google Scholar or use Open Access publications. That is why we made a part of BUas Library collection available via Google Scholar.
Some of these tools have an option to export references from an Endnote Library into the tool, or the other way around.
More information about different useful tools such as Elicit for your literature review, can be found here.
The library has an extensive collection on publications, that can help you write your placement report or thesis: literature to support your writing.
Researching and Writing Dissertations and Theses in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure by 
Student's Guide to Writing Dissertations and Theses in Tourism Studies and Related Disciplines by The Library has numerous publications on selecting a methodology. The titles below are just a selection:
Universal Methods of Design by 
