The literature review's introduction will give the reader a basic overview of the arguments to be presented in the research paper:
- What is the central theme of the project?
- What are the main questions to be addressed?
Components of the introduction might include:
- A brief discussion of your reasons for researching your subject.
- An explanation of the organization of the literature review. Why are you taking the approach you're using in the body (see box to the right) of the review?
- Some literature review introductions include a description of how you found your sources: databases used, indexes consulted, and so forth.
