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Category Archives: note-taking
getting to grips with new literatures
Over time all researchers build a knowledge base about their key interests. A large part of this knowledge is a core set of literatures. They/we do need to keep up to date, but they/we can rely on – and use … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, Endnote, literature mapping, literature review, literature reviews, note-taking
Tagged literature work, noting, Pat Thomson
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summer reading – or – not all reading is the same
Academics often look forward to doing their own work in summer – the work they can’t get to during term time. We write bids, papers and books during our <break>. And one of the ways we get ourselves into the … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, Endnote, note-taking, reading, reading routine, scan-reading
Tagged note-taking, Pat Thomson, reading, reading routine
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a lit review thinking tool – christmas present two
Working with literatures is a complex task. It is one of the places where doctoral and early career researchers come unstuck. One of the very many reasons that it’s problematic is, in my view, because there is not sufficient discussion … Continue reading
mapping the literatures – noting. #acwrimo work in progress
I have been asked many times to talk about my own noting practices. So now seems like as good a time as any. What do my notes look like for this literatures work? The caveat I must make here is … Continue reading
how to read and note an academic book – part two – slicing and dicing
So you’ve now picked out the book that you want to read in some detail. As I’ve suggested, you don’t want to read every book in the same way. There are some that can immediately be skimmed, others engaged with … Continue reading
Posted in academic book, argument, backward mapping, note-taking, reading, structure
Tagged academic book, argument, backward mapping, noting, Pat Thomson, reading
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beginning the literature review – taking notes
The purpose of the literature review shapes the way that noting is done. And the purpose is to situate your study in the field – that is, to establish a space for the work you are going to do – … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, literature review, note-taking, reading
Tagged literature review, note-taking, Pat Thomson, reading
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