Tips for managing your reading

Throughout your modules

• • Use your My Module Resources list as a guide and select relevant sources rather than trying to read every title – especially if the list of recommended resources is long.

• • Read regularly as you are going along, a little bit at a time rather than leaving all your reading until the last minute.

• • Use skimming and scanning to gain an overview of texts and choose what to read in more depth.

• • Record important information that you may need later such as page numbers or quotes/ideas that interest you.

• • Make critical notes as you read and review them later following up on any action points or questions from your notes.
  • Ask for help from your librarians or study advisers.

On the approach to assignments

• • Choose relevant titles from your My Module Resources list and chapters to focus your reading.

• • Think about what sources of information would be best for your assignment and…

• • Allow plenty of time to find your own reading from your college library or from the University Library.