Virtual Help
- Chat with library staff now
- Contact your library
Skip to Main Content
Study Skills : Reading & Note-Taking Additional Resources
Reading & Note-Taking Additional Resources
This page contains additional resources for reading and note-taking.
General
general videos
- Study Skills- Reading and Note Taking - Opens in a new windowThis playlist presents videos from Ontario colleges on reading and note-taking.
Reading with Purpose
reading videos
- Educate Yourself: SQ4R - Opens in a new window
This video explains the SQ4R technique.
reading websites
- Effective Reading – Humber Polytechnic - Opens in a new windowThis website gives tips to help you use the SQ3R technique (a variation of SQ4R).
Taking Notes in Class
note-taking videos
- SQ4R and Cornell Notes - Opens in a new window
This video gives a visual explanation of the SQ4R technique and the Cornell note-taking method.
note-taking tools
- Evernote - Opens in a new windowThis tool allows you to create notes, store media, and sync across devices.
- Google Drive - Opens in a new windowThis site lets you store, create, and edit documents in the cloud, where you can access them from other computers, or share them with friends.
note-taking websites
- Algonquin College Student Survival Guide - Opens in a new windowIn this guide you will find online tools and apps to assist you with taking notes, including Google Drive, Evernote, OneNote, and A Web Whiteboard.