How to Read for Grad School

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Subjects: Accessibility, Archival Resources, Biblical Studies, Course Guides, Instruction Guides, Interlibrary Loan, Judaism, Library Resources, Unitarian Universalism, Women's and Gender Studies

Library Guide Introduction

Based on Miriam Sweeney's 2012 essay How To Read For Grad School, this guide will outline tips and tricks to purposefully and effectively complete assigned readings in courses at the graduate level.

What's in this guide?

Strategies for effective and efficient academic reading
How to identify appropriate resources for research
Tips to leverage resources you've identified to do further research
Accessibility tools

Helpful Resources

The Religion and Theology Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide by Stephen M. Garrison; Joel Hopko; Gregory M. Scott
Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates by Mike Wallace; Alison Wray
The Return to Study Handbook by Chloe Burroughs
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian
Essentials of Transdisciplinary Research by Patricia Leavy

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