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An excellent overview of how to read an article - includes a template for taking notes.
By Mary Purugganan, Ph.D. and Jan Hewitt, Ph.D. of Rice University
Information about citing references can be found starting on pg. 11 of this document. Journal title abbreviations can be found starting on pg. 16 of this document.