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In this chapter, you will learn essential information regarding the use of sources in research writing. You will review the practice of careful and critical reading, learn how to make precise notecards and bibliographic records, note the difference between quotation and paraphrase, and practice integrating quoted material deftly into your own texts. You will review the nature of plagiarism, and learn how to make clear distinctions between direct quotation and summary or paraphrase. You will be given helpful advice for the natural integration of sources into research writing. Students who are learning to work their way through the research process should profit greatly from this chapter's treatment of these crucial issues.



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