Primary sources provide direct evidence and information that can help us understand objects, people, places, and events from the past by drawing our own conclusions. They can be in all kinds of formats, such as a letter, government document, photograph, pamphlet, or newspaper.
There are several methods of doing this: quotation, paraphrase, and summary.Primary sources are first hand information or data from witnesses or participants in past events. After finding good information from a reputable source, you must then integrate that information into your paper. There are many note-taking systems available to assist you, but it is essential that you keep track of which ideas came from which sources. To ensure that you will give credit appropriately, begin by keeping your research materials organized. In most research assignments, students are encouraged – or even required – to use the research of others, but proper credit must be given. This presents something of a conundrum: students are required to use the research and writing of others, but such use is limited. For example, if you were to change the wording of a passage, but not credit the source, you are plagiarizing as much as if you used the original words. "Along with using someone’s direct words without quotation marks and attribution, plagiarism includes using someone’s thoughts or ideas and representing them as one’s own. Plagiarism can take many forms, and it can be intentional or accidental. Plagiarism is using the words, thoughts, or ideas of someone else without giving credit.
Additionally, the exact point (page number) is listed. The purpose of the parenthetical citation is to lead the reader to an exact item in the bibliography, so the first entry in the bibliography (usually author’s last name, sometimes title if no author is listed) is what is included in the parenthetical citation.
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How to cite BOOKS, eBOOKS, and CHAPTERS.
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