1
Beginningtbe
AcademicYear
lNTRODUCTION
TAKINCRESPONSlBlLITY
LEARNINCYOUR
WAYAROUND
GETTlNGHELPONCAMPUS
SETTINGGOALSFOR
YOURSELF
DEVILOPINGGOOD
STUDYHABITS
USINGACOLLEGECareLOG
USINGACOMPREHENSlVE
CLASSSCHEDULE
UNDERSTANDINGTHE
COURSESYLLABUS
DROPPINGANDADDlNG
COURSES
MANACINGYOURTIME
SUMMARY
2USingtbeLibrary
INTRODUCTION
LEARNINGYOURWAY
AROUNDTHELIBRARY
LEARNlNGBASICLlBRARY
SKlLLS
UnderstandingtheLibraryofCongress
SystmofClassification
USlNGTHEGENERAL
REFERENCEAREA
UsingDifferentReferencesources
FINDINGBOOKS
Alphabetizing
UsingtheLibraryofCongressSubject
Headingr(LCSH)
LocatingBooksbySubject,
Author,orTitle
LocatingBooksintheStacksby
CallNumber
FINDlNGJOURNALARTICLES
FINOlNGNEWSPAPER
ARTICLES
LOCATINGPERIODICALS
INTHELIBRARY
WORKINGINTHEREfERENCE
AREA
WORKINGlNTHELIBRARY
SUMMARY
3Reading,Notetaking,
andTakingan
ObjectiveTest
INTRODUCTION
OROANlZINGYOURCOURSE
MATERIAL
READlNGACADEMICWRITING
RecognizingtheTopic,MainIdea,and
DetallsinParagraph
RecognizingSignalWords
ReadingandUnderliningin
YourTextbook
MakingNotationsintheMargins
USINGTHESQ3RMETHODOF
READING
TAKINGLECTURENOTES
FillingintheGapsAfteraLecture
PARAPHRASING
StudyingYourNotes
PREPARINCFORAN
OBJECTIVETEST
ReadingdirectionsandBudgeting
YourTimeonanObjectiveTest
TAKlNGANOBJECTIVETEST
SUMMARY
4Reading,Notetaking,
andTakingan
EssayTest
INTRODUCTION
KeepingUpwithYourWork
ReadingandPreparingStudyNotes
SUMMARlZING
REFININGYOURLECTURE
NOTES
IMPROVINGYOURMEMORY
GETTINGINVOLVEDINCLASS
DISCUSSIONS
SYNTHESIZlNGCOURSE
MATRlAL
PREPARINGFORAN
ESSAYTEST
ReadingandUnderstandingEssay
TestQuestions
BudgetingYourTimeonanEssayTest
WritingEssayTestAnswers
EditingEssayTestAnswers
GuessingTestQuestionsinAdvance
PreparingPracticeAnswers
TAKlNGANESSAYTEST
SUMMARY
5Workingona
GroupProject
INTRODUCTlON
WORKlNGWITHAGROUP
UnderstandingtheAssignment
MeetingDeadlines
CHOOSlNGATOPIC
Brainstorming
WritingaThesisStatement
USINGBOOKSAS
REFERENCES
WRITINGONE-SENTENCE
SUMMARIES
KNOWlNGYOURAUDIENCE
THlNKlNGCRlTICALLY
ARCUlNGPERSUASIVELY
COMPLETlNGTHEPROJECT
PresentingYourProjecttotheClass
SETTINGPRIORITIES
ANALYZINGYOUR
ACADEMlCSTRENGTHS
ANDWEAKNESSES
SUMMARY
AppendixA
TEXTBOOKCHAPTERFOR
CHAPTER3
TEXTBOOKCHAPTERFOR
CHAPTER4
TEXTBOOKCHAPTERFOR
CHAPTER5
AppendixB
GLOSSARYOFUNIVERSITY
TERMINOLOGY
GLOSSARYOFLIBRARY
TERMlNOLOGY