Module 4: Strategic Reading

Initial Scan for Relevance

Now that you know about the component parts of scholarly articles, you are prepared to scan your search results and make swift judgments about the relevance of an article to your own context. Note: this step in the process does not require you to read the entire article! You will begin by scanning the articles and follow these steps:

Example

Click on the purple question marks to learn more about each step in the process of scanning an academic article for relevance.

 

Initial Scan for Relevance by Emma Seston. Licenced under Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0.

Key Takeaways

For your first read you can scan the outcome/results or conclusion section and make swift judgments about the relevance of an article to your own context.

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Advanced Research Skills: Conducting Literature and Systematic Reviews (2nd Edition) Copyright © 2021 by Kelly Dermody; Cecile Farnum; Daniel Jakubek; Jo-Anne Petropoulos; Jane Schmidt; and Reece Steinberg is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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