All of the following are goals of good note-taking except
considering other areas for new research.
summarizing main points in your own words
writing down references to other sources that could be useful
keeping track of author names and page numbers for citations.
To be able to take good notes is an important skill when achieving the goals above except for considering other areas for new research. The answer is therefore the first choice. It is important to do the theoretical background search on different topics and not merely take notes.
