Web links to act as supplements to your studies and provide a broader scope of information.

Click on the following links. Please note these will open in a new window.

Leeds University tutorial on academic reading (60 mins)

Our interactive desk shows how to organise yourself for study – and reading

Our writing space has links to our NoteMaker resource; a free write tool – so that you can practise quick writing about what you read; referencing resources; and much more. Explore it and see how useful it can be to you

Critical reading towards critical writing

How to read an academic article

Internet Detective: tutorial on finding and evaluating information

Harvard referencing

Avoiding plagiarism: Tutorial (also available via writing site)

This allows for a messy, private online notemaking space

Or try Cornell notes

Or visual notes

Have you thought about making notes on Prezi?

Here's one constructed by some recent graduates

A student's thoughts on active reading – from an evolving essay

If you want to develop speed reading skills try the following resources:

1. Short Burst Learning (accessed August 2011): to find your current reading speed
2. Doyle, D. (2010) Glendale Community College: Self Pacing Methods for five useful methods (accessed August 2011