A graphic that reads "The Benefits of Conducting Literature Reviews," with a photograph of stacked books on the left. Next to the books, 5 bullet points read: 1) Minimizing the need to start from scratch 2) Getting a better sense of what "success" looks like 3) Understanding what may constrain or support progress toward desired outcomes 4) Learning what has and hasn't worked in the past 5) Establishing strategies for measuring impact
For two examples of what makes these beneficial, see the lit reviews we recently conducted through projects w/ partners at Children’s National Hospital and @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social.
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