Note-taking

Absorbing the content of academic texts, like book chapters or journal articles, can be challenging. Taking notes while engaging in academic reading can help you navigate through dense material, making your reading more efficient and effective. This Resource Page offers 4 methods for notetaking on academic reading.

Using note-taking strategies during classes can help us focus and keep our brains active, and ultimately organize our notes and ideas more effectively for our studies. This Resource Page will help you take effective notes in class.

This Resource Page shows you strategies for critical academic reading depending on your reading purposes — whether for class discussions, selecting literature for an assignment, or including ideas from selected readings into your paper — to maximize your understanding and insight.

Once you’ve searched and organized the literature for your assignment, the next step is to analyze each source you have selected and develop your own ideas for your review. This Resource Page provides you with strategies to analyze sources and develop ideas for your literature review writing.