Outline
    Active reading
    Annotated bibliography
    Literature review
    Strategies for searching
    Search tools
    Citation management
                         Active Reading
        Reading something with a determination 
         to understand and evaluate it for its 
         relevance to your needs
        Simply reading and re-reading the material 
         isn't an effective way to understand and 
         learn
        Actively and critically engaging with the 
         content 
                            https://help.open.ac.uk/active-reading
                         Techniques
       Underline or highlight key words/phrases 
       Make annotations in the margin 
       Ask questions as you read
       Test yourself 
       Look for 'signposts' 
       Explain what you've read to someone else
       Record yourself and listen
                            https://help.open.ac.uk/active-reading
                            Questions to ask as you read
        How well do the methods test the 
          hypothesis?
           | Is the sample size adequate?
           | Is the experimental design valid? Were the proper controls 
             performed?
           | What are the limitations of the methodology?
           | Are other techniques available?
         Graff, G. & Birkenstein, C. (2014). They say/I say: The moves that matter in academic writing. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
                             Questions to ask as you read
        How fairly have the results been 
          interpreted?
           | How well do the results support the stated conclusion?
           | Has the data’s variability been adequately considered?
           | Do other findings verify (or contradict) the conclusion?
           | What other experiment could test the conclusion?
         Graff, G. & Birkenstein, C. (2014). They say/I say: The moves that matter in academic writing. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.