Physical Therapist Assistant Guide

Once you've found your sources, you must read them critically for understanding.

Need to understand the components of a scholarly article? Here is an Anatomy of a Scholarly Article from NCSU .

Keep track of your sources, and consider taking notes directly on printed copies of them. "Talk" to the text with your annotations. What are you understanding? What are you having a hard time with? What questions does the information bring up?  If you take notes on a different document, be sure to capture the source citation information and corresponding page numbers for each note.

Use note-taking to help you process the info and keep track of your learning.

APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the health sciences and social sciences fields. 

Why should I cite my sources?

• to demonstrate you have considered others' research
• to direct readers to additional information
• to establish credibility as a careful researcher
• to show professional honesty and courtesy

Visit the Library website for Citation Guides.