Online Guide to Writing and Research

Chapter 5: Academic Integrity and Documentation

Avoiding Plagiarism

Managing Source Material

There are three ways to use sources in research writing: quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. To help you avoid misusing them, we will discuss how to use sources and when. In each and every case, you need to cite your source.

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