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Research Strategies

Reading

Reading Strategies
From the Dartmouth Academic Skills Center
How to Read in College
From Timothy Burke, a history professor at Swarthmore College
How to Do a Close Reading
From the Harvard College Writing Center.

Social science

How to Read and Get the Most Out of a Journal Article
Psychology.
How to Read (and Understand) a Social Science Journal Article (PDF)
How to Read Political Science: A Guide in Four Steps
From Amelia Hoover Green, Drexel University

Humanities