Good notetaking is important because it:

• Keeps you actively engaged in the text especially if you are integrating your own thoughts and ideas in your notes and engaging with the text instead of just copying and pasting
• Allows you to make better connections across texts and identify common themes and issues you want to discuss together
• Helps move you from memorizing information to processing it
• Gives you one place to refer back to with all citation information already given, saving you time and effort