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How to Read a Scholarly Article

Readings

"How to Use a Source: The BEAM Method" from Hunter College Libraries 2014

  • the BEAM method provides a structure for evaluating the usefulness of different types of sources 

"How to read a scientific paper" by Adam Ruben 20 Jan. 2016

  • highlights the struggle of reading scholarly papers (tongue-in-cheek)

"How to (seriously) read a scientific paper" by Elizabeth Pain 21 March 2016

  • interviews scientists for their reading strategies

"Reading Games: Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources" by Karen Rosenberg 2011

  • outlines strategies for rhetorical reading; refers to reading as a conversation

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