Hesburgh Libraries

Workshop Overview

This workshop demonstrates a technique for writing in books for the purpose of "active reading." The only reason one has been taught not to write in books is because the books were valuable and intended to be shared. With the advent to so many things "born digital," it is possible to download, print, and bind one's own books or sets of journal articles.

Through an active reading process — writing in books — one can review, retain, and comprehend so much more with a single pass over a text. Akin to diagramming sentences, the techniques taught in this workshop will enable you to quickly and easily identify names, dates, definitions, numbers, citations, examples, bulleted lists, numbered lists, quotes, hyperlinks, items of questionable authority, and items of interest in any printed material.

Please bring your own laptop.