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Literary Lifestyle 04/27/26(Mon)11:40:09 No.25238206

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Literary Lifestyle Anonymous 04/27/26(Mon)11:40:09 No.25238206 Archived

I only have so many hours in the day, and sometimes I wonder whether I should have gotten into art or music instead of literature. I know I can read better than most people, and my research skills are great, but wonder whether if I’ve gained much from the literary lifestyle.

Anonymous
04/27/26(Mon)11:41:15 No.25238208

Anonymous 04/27/26(Mon)11:41:15 No.25238208

>>25238206
>my research skills
No one cares that you occasionally use JSTOR, skunk

Anonymous
04/27/26(Mon)11:43:50 No.25238216

Anonymous 04/27/26(Mon)11:43:50 No.25238216

>>25238208
Was JSTOR big for millennials? Everyone knows you have to use LION for literature, and dedicated subject databases to find Shakespeare journals if you’re looking for Shakespeare. JSTOR just has a broad array of garbage that don’t narrow down with key terms.

Anonymous
04/27/26(Mon)11:55:07 No.25238237

Anonymous 04/27/26(Mon)11:55:07 No.25238237

>>25238216
>doesn’t use BSQs
Not good at research, are you?

Anonymous
04/27/26(Mon)12:00:13 No.25238244

Anonymous 04/27/26(Mon)12:00:13 No.25238244

>>25238206
>research skills
how do I learn research skills
t. poorfag that wanted to go to school but couldn't
>why not go now
I'm settled into my life now. also I don't know how to research

Anonymous
04/27/26(Mon)12:00:41 No.25238245

Anonymous 04/27/26(Mon)12:00:41 No.25238245

>>25238237
I have used them but they’re not particularly going to fix JSTOR. Research isn’t just using databases; it’s about reading and tracking down sources, as well as evaluating those sources or attributing meaning through analysis and comparison. That’s obvious to anyone who isn’t just hoarding PDFs like a mindless drone (most of this board).

Anonymous
04/27/26(Mon)12:05:43 No.25238251

Anonymous 04/27/26(Mon)12:05:43 No.25238251

>>25238244
What do you want to research first? Look around for related topics. How does your chosen research topic overlap and interact with the related topics, and why is it important to delineate it? Try to do a literature review (take about 100 sources and break them down into key terms, as well as summarise the sources in your own words). Organise your sources into different strands and then explain how these strands need to be reworked or reorganised to answer certain research questions or themes. Make notes of all you’re doing. If you can do any part of this effectively, you’re likely a great researcher already. It’s just a matter of organising the sources, evaluating them, connecting them, asking questions about your findings, and analysing the validity of your findings and even rethinking how it can be applied.