Reading literature - bullet points

When you look at written materials for your topic - here is some advice

• Scan the text - does it seem relevant?
  
• If it is an article written using academic rules - there should be an abstract or in the case of a book - a summary - are these relevant?
• Read the Table of Context - do to the area you want to read - go back to earlier chapters if you get lost but often chapters are self-contained so can be read on their own.
• Look in the back for the index to look up terms so you can focus on these
  
• Look in the Bibliography for authors and other sources that are relevant.