Taylor, David. "Avoiding Plagiarism in Research Papers with Paraphrases & Quotations." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 20 Mar. 2009. Web. 08 Jan. 2013.
Bainbridge College. "Plagiarism: How to Avoid It." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 5 Jan. 2010. Web. 08 Jan. 2013.
deLaplante, Kevin. "Avoiding Plagiarism: What Do I Need to Cite?" Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 15 Mar. 2010. Web. 08 Jan. 2013.
Use quotation marks in your notes to help yourself remember the exact phrases you write down from another work.
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Use author labels in your notes to help yourself remember where a certain idea has come from.
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Figure out a good system to separate your own ideas, summaries, and paraphrases from the work you are referencing. One possibility is to only copy down direct quotes during your research and wait until the writing process to summarize and paraphrase in your own words.
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When summarizing or paraphrasing, read the section you want to reference and then look away as you write it in your own words to help prevent copying it too closely.
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Use Zotero's Word Plug-in so you can immediately attach citations to your notes.
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