Screen, scan, search: reading scientific texts

• 18.06.2024, 13:15 - 14:00

• Bärtsch, Christine  ()

• ETH-Bibliothek, Information  ()

Access and participation in our courses will be barrier-​free. Please contact us in advance at +41 44 632 21 35 or at info@library.ethz.ch so that we can optimally meet your needs.

• How do you manage to triage large amounts of text?
• What criteria help decide whether a text should be read?
• What reading techniques can be used to get an overview of a text efficiently?
• How do you find out what you are looking for in a text?

The participants

• are familiar with the different phases of reading,
• can engage in the appropriate manner and depth of reading,
• can set reading objectives for a text on the basis of the research question of your Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis,
• know how to identify and document the most important information in a text.

Scientific Writing

• Bachelor students
• Master students
• Doctoral students