Notecards will help you organize your information for your research.
No they won't. I never use them. ever. Noone does. They don't help at all and are a massive MASSIVE waste of time and effort.
But..but...
No. No buts. They are pointless.
Ok, I admit it. We teachers have been saving thousands every year by not buying food and just using your thrown away notecards to scoop shit out of our cats buttholes to feed ourselves.