– from source to finished text
You know how to build a search strategy, what types of sources you need, and where to find them – but what comes after the search?
In this chapter, you will find tips on everything related to evaluating academic sources, reading scholarly texts, and writing your own papers.
It starts with selecting your sources: Which sources can you cite without hesitation and which ones should you avoid? We provide tips for quickly evaluating your search results and detailed information on the quality criteria of academic literature.
You’ve found some promising sources and want to quickly determine if they are relevant to your work? You can save a lot of time with the right reading techniques. That’s why we’ve collected methods and techniques for effectively reading scholarly texts.
In the section on writing your own paper or thesis, we guide you step-by-step through the various phases of the writing process. You will also find many exercises that can make writing easier for you.
