Krupp Library: Research 101: 5. Organize and Write Your Paper

Notetaking Methods

There are different ways to take notes and different tools to create an outline for your research. You might find that you prefer to use different note-taking methods for different purposes or that one method suits your learning style. Here are explanations of the differences between them.

5 Common Note-taking Methods
A helpful guide to 5 different note-taking methods: the Cornell Method, the Outlining Method, the Mapping Method, the Charting Method, and the Sentence Method.
The 5 Types of Note-Taking Methods You Need to Learn
In this selection, the Sentence Method is replaced by the Box Method.

Content and Citation Management

These content and citation management tools will help you take notes, organize your research, cite your sources, and share your research. It is recommended that you begin with NoodleTools and then explore any of the other tools as you advance to the upper grades. You will be able to access your accounts when you graduate and continue to use them in the future.

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NoodleTools is a research management tool that enables you to generate and organize your notes, create an outline, write a research paper, and build a bibliography. Log in using your school OneDrive login.