Reading and Note-taking
Experiment with different approaches to academic reading and note-taking.
Whatever subject you’re studying, you will be doing a lot of reading to help broaden your knowledge and deepen your understanding. Reading academic texts for study and research purposes is a complex, high level process and can be hard work, but developing appropriate strategies for reading and taking notes can help you manage it effectively and efficiently. This section offers an overview of approaches which suit different research purposes and study preferences.