Reading Primary Literature A Practical Guide to Evaluating Research Articles in Biology

Reading primary literature is an exciting, rewarding part of being a scientist and "Reading Primary Literature" will help get readers up to speed quickly in reading research articles. The booklet covers the parts of a research paper, succinctly explaining the aim of each section and how the paper works as a whole, and as a part of the larger world of science. Readers select a paper to evaluate, and this book guides them through that evaluation with clear explanations, directions for reading and analyzing the material, and applied questions to encourage critical reading skills. A list of sources and references at the back helps readers get started finding papers to read. For all readers interested in get readers up to speed quickly in reading scientific research articles.Gillen, Christopher M. is the author of 'Reading Primary Literature A Practical Guide to Evaluating Research Articles in Biology', published 2007 under ISBN 9780805345995 and ISBN 080534599X.