After you have collected strong sources, it’s time to add them to your work. This section of the tutorial provides suggestions for successfully using the work of others; the next page will cover proper citation.
It allows you to:
In general, most of your sources should be integrated by summarizing and paraphrasing. Save direct quotations for when it's absolutely necessary. All three options require proper citations- you want your reader to clearly identify which ideas presented are yours and which come from other scholars to lead your readers to additional research when necessary and to avoid plagiarism.
A brief, objective account of the main ideas in a source in your own words. Example: Jones conducted a survey and found that student debt is the number one reason Millennials are still living with their parents (2015).
A restatement of a passage of text in your own words. It may structurally reflect the original passage but does not use the exact wording. Example: A majority of Millennials (90%) indicated that their concerns over student debt was the primary reason they were avoiding moving out of the house, even when they had a full-time job (Jones, 2015).
A section using the exact words of a source. Use when: an author has made the point so clearly you can't make it more clear; a certain phrase or sentence is especially striking or vivid; an important passage is so dense or rich that your reader will need to see it to understand your analysis of it; when you criticize or disagree with a source and your reader would benefit from seeing exactly what the source said. Example: Jones concluded that "student debt creates panic and fear in Millennials, causing them to live at home with mom and dad indefinitely" (Jones, 2015, p.13).
Which of the following examples represents a summary of a source?
