• Keep all your materials from each course together and keep materials for each course separate. For example, ring binders are a good idea as they enable you to move material around when necessary. Coloured dividers are also useful as are plastic divider sheets and plastic or cardboard folders and envelopes.
  
• It's not a bad idea to date your notes so that you can keep track of when they were taken.
  
• Write down the full bibliograhical details of each source you consult to make documenting easier.
  
• Using margins can be effective - page numbers can be recorded as can any ideas that you have while reading etc.
  
• Work on developing an effective system of note-taking rather than one that just looks good (of course your notes do need to be legible!!)
  
• Develop a system of abbreviations and symbols that are understandable to you.
  

Example