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supposed to keep on doing this till the end of your research. 1. Using the library ? In a library, books are arranged alphabetically according to their authors, titles and the subjects they belong to. That is to say each book has an author card, a title card and one or more subject cards in the card catalogue rooms. Nowadays, most libraries are puterized and the books are arranged in the same way as in the card catalogue rooms 2. Reading ? You should learn to read books quickly and critically. It is not always necessary to read an article from beginning to end or a book from cover to cover. ? it is necessary to know what has been said about the book and who has said so. ? try to find the latest edition of the book and pare what is said in it with what other books say on the same topic. 3. Taking notes ? Rules for notetaking 1) Take notes on cards, or on separate pieces of paper. 2) Place only one note on a card. 3) Be selective. Information on a note card ? Every note card should contain two kinds of information: 1) the fact, idea or opinion, and 2) the source. Since you have the plete data for the source on your bibliography card, you need to give yourselves just enough information on the note card to refer to the appropriate bibliographical reference. Usually, the author39。s last name and the page number from which you take the information will be sufficient. Sample Kinds of notes Basically, there are three major kinds of notes: the direct quotation, the paraphrase, and the summary. ? The direct quotation is a note that takes down the exact wording of a particular effective statement on a subject. ? The paraphrase is a note that takes down the information of a source in your own words. ? The summary is a note that abstracts and condenses a large amount of material into a small space. Whichever method you use, you must cite the source of the information. ? Goals : ? Learn to analyze your information and anize your ideas to work out a thesis statement for your paper. ? Learn to write an outline for your paper Unit 3 Analyzing the Information , Organizing Ideas ,Working Out an Outline 1. The thesis statement ? The thesis statement is the central idea of your research paper. The thesis Statem