Tips for Reading--and using-- a Scholarly Article:
How can you use the article to identify keywords or connect to other sources on the same topic?
Quick tips for working with scholarly articles:
Start with the abstract
Next, read the conclusion and introduction
Read the middle last (this is often the dense/technical part so it helps to build a broader understanding first)
Once you've selected your articles, it can be helpful to take notes, highlight, and underline text, either on an electronic or printed copy (whatever works for you)!
This multidisciplinary database provides access to articles from journals, magazines, and reference sources across all subject areas. Coverage is primarily from 1980 to the present, with some older content.
Searches for scholarly materials such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. It includes a variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.