Tham khảo tài liệu 'writing skills in practice health professionals phần 6', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 164 WRITING SKILLS IN PRACTICE notes where you want them as well as having the capacity to hold a large amount of paper. Find a place to store your ring binders that is easily accessible. If you lack the space or funds for a set of shelves a cheap alternative is to use cardboard boxes from your local supermarket. These should be medium-sized with stout sides and base. Place the box on its side so that the ring binders can be filed in an upright position. Box files can be stored upright or horizontally. You now have a ready-made shelving unit. The box is easily carried by the precut handgrips for storage out of the way in a cupboard. Decide how you want to file information. Your system needs to be logical adaptable and easy to cross-reference. Avoid having to access several different files to get the required information. Notes can be arranged by subject or discipline. You may want to separate theoretical modules from clinical experience or you may want to integrate the two. Choose a categorisation system that allows you to quickly locate the information you need to prepare for essays and revise for assessments. You will need to devise a cataloguing system as soon as you start your note-taking. Use dividers to sort information into more manageable sections. Label each file and keep a list of contents at the beginning. Make an index that covers all of your files and update it regularly. Journals newspapers cuttings and other resource materials are best stored in box files. These should be catalogued in the same way as your ring binders. Make a note of any cross-references between your resource materials and your filed notes. You can also use colour coding to organise files for example so that your box file is the same colour as its related ring binder. Clearly mark each set of notes with information that will identify its source. For lectures this will be the title name and designation of the lecturer along with the date. It might also be useful to make a note of the
