Using Sources Effectively - Strengthening Your Writing and Avoiding Plagiarism

List of contents

Contents
Introduction to the Fifth Edition
Chapter 1 The Importance of Using Sources Effectively
Chapter 2 Finding, Choosing, and Evaluating Sources
Chapter 3 Preparing Your Sources
Chapter 4 Quoting Effectively
Chapter 5 Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Chapter 6 Avoiding Plagiarism
Chapter 7 Putting It Together
Chapter 8 Effective Use
Chapter 9 Editing for Accuracy
Chapter 10 Jump Start Your Writing
References
Index

About the author

Robert A. Harris (PhD, University of California, Riverside) taught English at college and university level for more than 25 years. He has also worked in the area of instructional design. Dr. Harris' other books include The Plagiarism Handbook and Writing with Clarity and Style: A Guide to Rhetorical Devices for Contemporary Writers.

Summary

Now in its fifth, expanded edition, Using Sources Effectively, Fifth Edition targets the two most prominent problems in current research-paper writing: the increase in unintentional plagiarism and the ineffective use of research source material.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Harris, Robert (University of Hull Harris, Robert A. Harris
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.01.2017
• EAN: 9781138289666
• ISBN: 978-1-138-28966-6
• No. of pages: 210
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Basic principles; PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology, Psychological methodology