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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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literatures work – and a pair of new shoes…
It’s September and the Autumn equinox. To mark the occasion, I took my new pair of lace-up boots out of their box and gave them their first wearing/airing. Now anyone who knows me knows that I always have a pair … Continue reading
Posted in literature mapping, literature review, literature reviews, mapping, reading, scan-reading, scoping, Uncategorized
Tagged literatures work, mapping, noting, Pat Thomson, scoping
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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
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