The document discusses plagiarism and provides tips for managing sources to avoid plagiarism. It notes that plagiarism is dishonest and misses an opportunity for students to add their own commentary and grow as thinkers. When working on complex research assignments, keeping sources organized can be challenging. The document then provides tips for managing sources, which include copying important information, printing key articles, using source management software, inserting citations into drafts using comment features, and double-checking work to match quotes to their correct sources.

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In addition to being a dishonest practice, plagiarism is a lost opportunity for
students. The Yale College Writing Center, which is part of the prestigious Yale
University in the United States, cautions, “If you paste in someone’s words as your
own, you will miss the opportunity to add your commentary, and therefore miss an
opportunity to grow as a thinker and writer.” The practice of writing is to share one’s
own ideas and creative talent, but poor citation makes it unclear whether the writer
is working out his own ideas or just playing with someone’s else’s.
When working on a complex research assignment, managing your sources can
become challenging. Here are some tips to keep your sources in order and avoid
plagiarizing.
• Copy and paste important information
The first step is to gather information. Be efficient and keep a computer
document named “references” where you can keep useful information.
• Print out important articles
When printing the whole document is not possible, print the first page of the
article, which lists crucial details like the name of the writer and publication,
and the date of publication. Then print pages that have the information you
need and highlight the most important details.
• Use software meant for managing sources
There are free or low-cost software that are designed to keep track of
information. To save time, many programs will automatically format your
citations, so you don’t have to type everything out yourself.
• Insert citations into your drafts
Most word processing programs have a “comment” feature. This allows you to
add notes throughout the document that aren’t included in the document’s

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word count and can be easily hidden. Every time you quote a source, type the
source’s citation into a comment box. This will save time when you have to
compile everything into a bibliography.
• Double-check your work
In order to review for clarity and mistakes, you need to check that you have
matched the quoted information with the correct source.