Chapter Six

Chapter Six

                Chapter Six examined the importance of managing information and taking notes. When it comes to saving and organizing information, it is important to settle on some consistent system. Also, noting the importance of certain information and their publication information is needed. With digital information, saving documents and putting them in organized files helps keep track of them. In addition applications on phones, features on web browsers, such as bookmarking and using web document sites, can improve information management digitally. When taking notes, it not only helps keep track of useful information, ideas, and arguments, but improves the knowledge and understanding of the issues the project is dealing with. Whatever method is used in taking notes, it should be used consistently. When writing down direct quotes in notes, they should be exact with proper use of ellipses and bracket for modifications of the quote. When mistakes are present within the quote, the word “sic” can be used to confirm the mistakes original existence. When paraphrasing, one must be careful not to change the meaning of the source, or write it too closely to the original wording. Summarizing is also a choice, but in all the choices, avoiding plagiarism is important. Giving credit to the author is an important step. While taking notes, recording the reactions and impressions of sources, along with comparing sources should be done. Comparing different sources eventually leads to the classification of sources. Notes can also be made for planning the project. This helps keep the writer on track. With all the different sources, creating a working bibliography helps to keep track of the sources, and also has them organized. The bibliography can be annotated to give the purpose of each of the sources. That way, all the sources are recorded, and their purposed are understood.