1. Determine the research topic and keywords: Before consulting the literature, you must first clarify your research topic and keywords. This will help you find the relevant literature more specifically.

2. Select the appropriate database and retrieval tools: according to the research topics and keywords, select the appropriate database and retrieval tools for literature retrieval. Commonly used databases include CNKI, Wanfang and VIP. Search tools include Baidu Academic and Google Academic.

3. Reading abstracts and keywords: When consulting the literature, we should focus on reading the abstracts and keywords of the literature to understand the main content and research direction of the literature. If the abstract and keywords meet your research needs, you can read the full text further.

4. Pay attention to the quality and authority of documents: when selecting documents, pay attention to the quality and authority of documents. Generally speaking, the literature published in authoritative journals is of high quality and has good reference value. In addition, we should also pay attention to the number of references. Literature with high citation rate usually has high authority.

5. Collation and summary of literature information: In the process of consulting literature, we should do a good job of collating and summarizing literature information. Literature can be classified according to research methods, research contents and research results. So that you can quickly find the information you need when writing a paper in the future.

6. Pay attention to the timeliness of documents: when consulting documents, pay attention to the timeliness of documents. Try to select the literature published in recent years in order to obtain the latest research results and trends.

7. Learn to use references: When consulting documents, learn to use references. By consulting the literature, we can find more documents related to the research topic, thus broadening the research horizon.

8. Cultivate good reading habits: When consulting literature, cultivate good reading habits. You can quickly browse the full text, understand the general content and structure of the article, and then read it in depth to extract key information. At the same time, we should pay attention to taking notes so that we can quickly find the information we need when writing a paper in the future.