{"id":413,"date":"2026-08-21T15:15:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/?page_id=413"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:15:38","slug":"making-your-reading-more-effective-efficient","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/making-your-reading-more-effective-efficient\/","title":{"rendered":"Making your reading more effective &amp; efficient"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(<em>All links will open in a new browser tab<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-188 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics-library-guide\/files\/2026\/08\/NEBR9117.jpg\" alt=\"Student reading\" width=\"254\" height=\"169\" \/>Obviously, when you are at university, <strong>you are going to be asked to read<\/strong>. <strong>To read A LOT!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <strong>may seem<\/strong> quite <strong>daunting<\/strong>, but there are some <strong>tools <\/strong>and <strong>techniques you can use<\/strong> that make the process of reading a little more manageable.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/librarysearch.kent.ac.uk\/client\/en_GB\/kent\/search\/results?qu=reading&amp;qf=LIBRARY%09Library%091%3ATEMPLEMAN%09Templeman+Library&amp;qf=FORMAT%09Format%09ER%09Ebooks+%7C%7C+BOOK%09Books&amp;qf=SUBJECT%09Subject%09Study+skills.%09Study+skills.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Library books on reading for university<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The above link takes you to a <strong>listing of books available in the library<\/strong> that can help in <strong>improving your academic reading<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Developing this skill can be <strong>enormously beneficial as a vocational skill<\/strong> in the workplace. It can help you read both critically and efficiently!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oM8LrtUuPPU&amp;list=PLscwtnuSiVw-g2QB45vC5YRRZP--ScK-y&amp;index=25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skills for Academic Success (SAS) reading video<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/skills-for-academic-success\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SAS<\/strong><\/a> has produced a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/skills-for-academic-success#video-guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>incredibly useful study videos<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>downloadable guides<\/strong> that can help you produce your work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(All links will open in a new browser tab) Obviously, when you are at university, you are going to be asked to read. To read &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/making-your-reading-more-effective-efficient\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50236,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/413"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50236"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":415,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/413\/revisions\/415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-library-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}