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LIBS 110G: Dissecting A Scholarly Article Assignment

Directions: Select one of the peer-reviewed articles that you found in your Search Statement (multidisciplinary) or Subject Database searching assignment. If you are not happy with any of those articles, find another peer-reviewed article related to your research question to review for this assignment. Complete an in-depth reading of the article using the tips provided in the module. Complete these items for the article.

1. Author/Title/Year/Journal/and permalink to article

2. Big Question (at least 75 words): What is the main purpose of this article?

3. Context (at least 100 words): Why does the author claim that this study/article is important?

4. Methodology (at least 100 words): Who is the population studied or examined? Age, gender, location, etc. If there is no population, what phenomena is examined? How is the study conducted? (Examples: theoretical framework, literature review, survey, experiment, etc.)

5. What population groups or voices are missing from this study that you may need to find in other sources to balance out your research? (Examples: if this was a study of college students, what were the demographics of the students? Is more diversity needed? If this was a survey, what other methods might give you additional information?) PRO TIP: If you aren’t sure how to answer this question, re-read the Representation in Clinical Trials article.

6. Results (at least 100 words): What are the conclusions or findings of this article?

7. RQ (at least 50 words): How is this article related to your research question?

8. What aspects of your research question were not addressed in this article you will try to find information about in other resources or information types?