capture info

save the information

make storage space

See Academic Guideline

s page 19-20

MS excel

MS word

check: date

old mid new

check: authority

publisher

citation

references

author

questions & quotations

capture these as you READ

Choose 2 to 3 quotations:• specific relevance to

topic• specially well phrased• preferably short

more than 3 lines – use an

indented block (See

Academic Guidelines page 13)

Always write

the PAGE

NUMBER with your

quotation

write questions if• don’t

understand• disagree• not covered

find answers to these questions: • in other reading• from you own

ideasOR

suggest further research is needed

in that area

make an outline

an outline is like a map

a map is not a photograph or an artist’s impression

@@@a map gives just

enough information for finding places

what you need:• remember what it says• know what’s important• be able to read relevant

bits more carefully• be able to find stuff

again

main points • KEY WORDS

– single words or very short phrases

– important words for topic – tell you main parts of what

the author says• if you need more than 12

– either too much detail– or need to do in sections

a chapter of a book or a journal article should fit

sub-points • maximum 3-4 words

– explain the main word– give main ideas– list parts

• if you need more than 6 – the author has a long list– you have too much detail– you need smaller main

pointsthis is a reminder not a summary

THEN …

NOW …