(1) Use keywords and subject words to locate accurately.

It is necessary to select the key words and subject words of reference documents, so that the searched documents are more targeted and accurate. Different keyword positioning will show different research scope and content, so choosing keywords is the key.

(2) locate the author first, and then search the literature.

Generally speaking, if you know that a scholar is good at an academic field, you can understand the research status of this research field by consulting the journal papers published by the scholar. This method is also very practical.

(3) Summarize the positioning methods

If you already have your own research topic or related literature review materials, you can find those original references according to the references cited at the back of the materials.

Step 2: How to read the searched literature?

Literature download is only the foundation, and reading the content of literature is the key. So is there any good way to read literature?

(1) abstract reading method

It can be said that the abstract is the window of a paper. When reading an article, you should read the abstract first, that is, most articles read the abstract and a few articles read the full text. Don't be greedy, too much pursuit of the full text will only increase the workload and waste time, but the truly valuable literature should not only read the full text, but also be carefully studied.

(2) How to study key documents

We must read the literature carefully, make clear the meaning expressed by the author in every sentence of the key literature, and carefully study the key and difficult contents. Only in this way can we truly grasp the essence of the article and understand the essence of the article research, which is of great significance for the subsequent selection of topics and the determination of research methods.

(3) Summary

Pay attention to the summary of the article content, comparative analysis of different documents, and be good at summing up and thinking.

Have you learned the reading skills of the above references? Literature reference is definitely the reserve force for paper writing, and only reading literature reference can provide theoretical basis for subsequent article writing.