科技英语_阅读理解.pdf

Scientific
Reading
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科技文献的分类(1)
1. 按文献载体划分
a) 印刷型:印刷本(printed copy)、复印本
(duplication copy)、预印本(preprint copy)
b) 缩微型: 包括缩微胶卷(microfilm)、缩微胶片
(microfiche)、缩微卡片(microcard)和缩微印刷片
(microprint)。要借助显微镜阅读。
c) 机读型(machine-readable; digital file): 这类文献存
在计算机储存介质中。上的信息,电子期
刊等。
d) 直感资料: 包括唱片、录音带、录像带。
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科技文献的分类(2)
2. 按出版类型来分:
a) 科技期刊
b) 科技图书
c) 特种文献
特种文献:科技会议文献(proceedings)、学位论文(英
thesis, 美dissertation)、科技报告、专利文献(patent)、
政府出版物、标准文献等。
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Contents
I. Why need Scientific Reading?
II. How to find Scientific Papers?
III. How to read Scientific Papers?
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I. Why need Scientific Reading?
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Literature
Reporting
searching Literature
results
Reading
Data Planning and
analysis Research mapping
Implementing
research plan Methodological
& collecting Writing issues
data proposal
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Why need literature review
z Essential for identifying what has been done in this
area.
z Identifies what is important for your area.
z Explains how the variables/parameters/factors, etc.
should be defined and analysed.
z To provide rationale for undertaking the research.
注:
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基本原理
Rationale of Literature Review
z Justify the importance of your research in terms of
its significance.
- Your justification must be supported through the literature
- Known effects at a social/economic/political level
- Why is it a research problem?
z Contribution to furthering your understanding of the
issue.
- How will this project benefit in the field?
- What will we know that we don’t know now?
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Starting your Research
Start your research sooner rather than later.
Search what have been done. Especially useful
are recent review papers (summarise who has
done what in the field).
A review is a good starting point in a literature
survey.
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如何获得好的idea?
高水平的科学家一听你的科研课题和方向,就能判断你
科研水平。因此,获得好的idea是至关重要的