Research tips: Take note
Make your research easier with note-taking software, advises research expert Tarja Moles
When you do research, it’s important to take notes of what you find so you won’t have to go back to the original sources at a later point and re-read material you’ve already consulted.
Although using a notebook and pen/pencil is a perfectly good way to take notes, there are times when notetaking software will speed up your research process – and possibly even make it easier to decipher your notes afterwards!
These days most libraries and archives allow the use of laptops, tablets and smartphones so you have more flexibility over your note-taking options. There are numerous tools to choose from. Here are three popular ones you might like to consider:
OneNote
OneNote belongs to the Microsoft Office family and it’s a great information gathering tool. If you have an Office package on your computer, it’s likely you already have OneNote. If you don’t have the software and don’t want to buy an Office package, it’s also available as a web-based version that you can use online.