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Lit Review: Reading Scholarly Sources

Reading Scholarly Souces

Scholarly sources (also called academic sources) can be difficult to read and understand. This page provides resources to help you with that process.

Your literature review will provide context for your research--relating it to research completed by others. Unless you are doing some preliminary reading, it a good idea to have a well-defined research question in mind. This will help you navigate though a deluge of information and find relevant information.

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article

An electronic display from NCSU Libraries

 

Reading & Analysis Strategies

How to Read a Scholarly Journal Article

Tim Lockman
Kishwaukee College Library

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