The following terms are used to refer to a literature review, and are good to use in a boolean search for reviews:
State of the art
An encyclopedia article or a book chapter may also constitute a literature review. You can find handbooks (also called 'companions'), specialized encyclopedias, and recommended general works by searching the library's catalog, adding keywords such as review* or "state of the art"; you will then search in tables of contents in addition to book titles.
Find a book that discusses research methods in your discipline! All disciplines have books on research methods. Many of the books on research in a discipline will contain a chapter on literature reviewing. They may also discuss problem formulation, or how to define your topic well enough to know what literature to include in your review. To locate these books, search in either Google Books or in the Knox College library catalog for the name of your discipline and "research" or "research methods."
By searching databases of journal articles, you can find literature reviews. These generally are articles that have a long list of references.
These reviews are often published in journals specializing in the publication of literature reviews. Most academic journals occasionally publish literature reviews as well. You can search for literature reviews in databases of journal articles or in Google Scholar by adding keywords to your search terms such as:
You may also want to limit your search by date to relatively recent publications.
Theses and dissertations almost always include a section summarizing previous writings -- a literature review. By searching theses or dissertations about a similar subject to yours, you can find literature reviews related to that subject and useful references.