Intelligent Systems & Robotics

As you begin searching through the literature for evidence, you will come across different types of publications. Below are examples of the most common types and explanations of what they are. Although systematic reviews and meta-analysis are considered the highest quality of evidence, not every topic will have an Systematic Review or Metanalysis. 

Literature Reviews: An Overview for Graduate Students (by North Caroline State University Libraries)

Remember, a literature review provides an overview of a topic. There may or may not be a method for how studies are collected or interpreted. Lit reviews aren't always obviously labeled "literature review"; they may be embedded within sections such as the introduction or background. You can figure this out by reading the article. 

• When joggers meet robots: the past, present, and future of research on humanoid robots

  • Notice how the introduction and subheadings provide background on the topic and describe way it's important. Some studies are grouped together that convey a similar idea. The conclusion talks about the research discussion points.
• Recent progress in leveraging deep learning methods for question answering
  • Notice how this article is broken into several sections: background on question classification, answer extraction, and question-answer matching. These are a few of the  themes of the different articles that were used in writing this literature review. Look at how the articles work together to form a cohesive piece of literature.