Improving your study skills can help you do better in school, even accomplish more in less time.  The Library and the Learning Center have compiled an outstanding collection of books and videos on study skills and success in college. These materials are available for check out.  They can be found using the online catalog, browsing the shelves or using our web list to help you locate our favorites.

Additional resources can be found in both the circulating and reference collections of the Library. Some of these materials are located in the L call number section. If you need help the Librarian, LRC or LAC Staff will assist you in finding study skills videos and study skills books at SMCC.

Good Study Skills Help You Do Better in School!

Check out these online resources:

• Professional Study Skills Videos from an Ivy League college.  View the videos on:
  • Time Management  (17:50 minutes)
  • Note taking  (8:24 minutes)
  • Stress Management  (9:00 minutes)
  • Reading Improvement (10:48 minutes)
  • Strategic Learning  (9:00 minutes)

• Here are some web sites on How to Study, Time Management, Note Taking, Mind Mapping, Test Taking, Research Skills, Writing, Reading and more:
  • http://www.studygs.net/
  • http://www.howtostudy.org/
  • www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/learning_resources
  • http://www.howtostudy.com/

Resources by Subjects

ACC (Accounting)

• http://muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/accounting.html
• http://www.simplestudies.com/home.htm

BIO (Biology)

• http://instruct.westvalley.edu/norris/studyskills.html
• http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/biology.html
• http://www.clemson.edu/collegeskills/sec3pg1.htm

CHM (Chemistry)

• Academic Success Videos: Chemistry
• http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/examtips.shtml

ECN (Economics)

• http://muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/economics.html
• http://www.scsv.nevada.edu/~roncron/studytips.html

ENG (English)

• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index.html
• http://muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/chemistry.html

ESL (English as a Second Language)

• http://www.eslcafe.com/
• http://www.inglesmundial.com/
• http://a4esl.org/

Foreign Languages

• http://www.freetranslation.com/

MAT (Mathematics)

• http://muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/math.html
• http://www.mathpower.com/
• http://www.sosmath.com/algebra/algebra.html
• http://library.thinkquest.org/C0110248/index.htm
• http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Mathematics/geomath/trignb/trigmod.html
• http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/2/trig.1/
• http://hsc.csu.edu.au/maths/mathematics/trig_functions/
• http://www.sosmath.com/trig/trig.html
• http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/
• http://www.tutorialfind.com/tutorials/education/mathematics/
• http://www.ctl.ua.edu/CTLStudyAids/StudySkillsFlyers/
  Miscellaneous/mathguidelinesforstudy.htm
• http://www.curriculum.org/tcf/teachers/projects/algebra/
• http://www.learner.org/resources/series140.html?pop=yes&pid=1543#

Study Skills Help

Help with study skills is available in the Learning Assistance Center located in the Student Services Building, SS-100. If you would like individual help appointments are available with Learning Center Staff. If you need to call you can reach us at (602) 243-8189.  The Learning Center also has study rooms and a study cafe (The Cyber Café) available for student use.

Save time and earn higher grades by learning how to study.