Chapter 6- Managing information and taking notes

Chapter 6 is all about managing information and taking notes. Section A focuses on the question 'How can I save and organize the information i find?' You need to decide how to save and organize print information such as written notes, printouts, articles, books, magazines, photocopies, letters, survey results, and so on. You should first create an organizational scheme that allows you to locate your print materials, stick with your organizational schemes, make sure printed documents provide complete publication information, and date your notes. You next need to decide how to save and organize digital information. So many techniques are used, some of which are copy and pasting, downloading, using email, and using your phone.

Section B asks the question 'Why should I take notes?' The answer to this is because you can't store all the information you're going to need in your head and remember it all a few weeks later, you should take notes so you can go back and look through your notes, taking notes also helps with memory.

Section C asks the question 'How should I take notes?' The answer to this is because you first need to choose a method and use it consistently. Choose whichever method you work better with. You next need to quote directly while taking notes. You need to summarize and record your reactions and impressions while comparing and classifying sources.

Section D focuses on the question 'How can I create a bibliography to organize information?' You need to create a working bibliography in the order in which you collected your sources, in categories, by author, by publication title, etc. An annotated bibliography is where you write about the source.