Just graduate student reading thesis

One 、 Three taboos of reading literature

1. Selective intensive reading
2. Just look, not remember
3. send the army out without a righteous cause

Two 、 How to retrieve Literature

1. Domestic literature retrieval platform ：
   （1）SCI-hub（2）Web of Science（3） School database
2. Foreign literature retrieval platforms ：
   （1）Google Scholar（2）PubMed

3、 ... and 、 How to select literature

1. First step ： Read the title
2. The second step ： Read keywords
3. The third step ： Read the summary , The abstract is the summary of an article , Be sure to read carefully , Especially the conclusion in the summary .

Four 、 How to read literature

1. First step ： Read the summary , Abstract is the essence summary of an article , It includes the background , Method , result , Conclusion .
   The first thing to read is Background and conclusion , Then make sure this article is what you want , Let's read the methods and results .
   If there is no separate paragraph summary , Its background is usually the first sentence , Then the last sentence is generally the conclusion ！
2. The second step ： Reading conclusion
   The purpose of reading the conclusion is to let you read the article with questions .
   When you know the conclusion of the literature , You have to think about the following two questions ：
   Is this conclusion relevant to your research ？
   What results did the author come to this conclusion ？
3. The third step ： read Introduction
   Introduction Part includes : Background introduction 、 The reason for the project 、 Main results and conclusions
   If you are a new graduate student , The purpose of reading the literature is to know more about the background of the subject , I suggest you read the whole carefully introduction, And focus on reading introduction Medium “ Background introduction ” and “ The reasons for the project ”！ These two parts are generally in introduction The first two or three paragraphs of . These two parts are generally in introduction The first two or three paragraphs of .
4. Step four ： Read chart
   Charts are the presentation of results , Will tell you exactly what the article did .
   The purpose of looking at the chart is to quickly let you know the results of the article , And the method used by the author .
   By looking at these charts and notes , You know what these results are probably talking about , Which part is talking about .
   In this way, you will have a strong sense of control over the framework of the article , It's good for you to join your own thinking , So as to internalize the content in the literature .
5. Step five ： Watch the discussion （Discussion） part
   In this section, the author will analyze and discuss his own results , Will explain the reasons for these results , Then compare your results with those of others .
   besides , You can go through Discussion References cited by some authors , Find the literature you need , Because the literature the author is looking for must be highly relevant to his research , Then if the author's article is highly relevant to your research , It is very likely that you will also need the literature he quoted .
   In fact, this part is mostly read when you write your own articles ！ If you read the literature just to understand the background of the subject , At that time, completing the first four steps can meet your demands .
   So for graduate students who just started reading literature , I don't recommend that you spend a lot of time on this part .
6. Step six ： How to look materials & methods （ Optional ）
   This step is after you finish the previous steps , Decide to do your own research in a similar way to the author , Just need to see .
   There is no need to talk too much about this , If you want to do the same experiment , According to the author's method , Write your own protocol Just go .

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