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Important Forms

AND	NARROWS RESULTS	results must include both words	e.g. athletes AND injuries
OR	BROADENS RESULTS	results can include either word	e.g. athletes OR players
NOT	NARROWS RESULTS	results must not include the second word	e.g. athletes NOT professional

Here are a couple of resources to help you choose or narrow down a topic. Also check out the news feeds under Web Resources for more inspiration.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
An easy-to-use database providing dictionary and encyclopedia entries on subjects in all academic disciplines; a scholarly alternative to Wikipedia. Provides access to over 1,000 reference books.
Issues And Controversies This link opens in a new window
Up-to-date, in-depth and objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day.

Paraphrasing is different from quoting, but it's not always as easy to do. Here are some resources to help you learn how to paraphrase better.

Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources
Information on how to quote and paraphrase and successful examples of both.
Paraphrasing (from Duke)
Examples of paraphrasing in major citation styles.
Avoiding Plagiarism

to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
to use (another's production) without crediting the source
to commit literary theft
to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source

(From Merriam Webster Online.)

Explore the links below to learn more about Plagiarism and how to avoid it.

You Quote It, You Note It!
Watch this tutorial to learn more about Plagiarism and how to avoid it.
Plagiarism.org

she/her

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