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Sometimes you might be tempted to reuse old papers or projects you’ve completed for another class, especially if that work is applicable for your current assignment. However, this type of recycled work could be flagged as plagiarism by plagiarism detection software, and will be unacceptable in many courses
It is good to know that your own work can be viewed as plagiarism when recycled
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Understand your source
Without through understanding of your source it is hard to make anything meaningful out of what you are paraphrasing
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Whenever you use someone else’s ideas, you need to cite them
It is important to notate how ideas can evolve and change through your own research. You applying someone elses ideas to your piece you are evolving an idea
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It covers a wide range of topics and materials. It has an easy-to-use simple search interface. It can find books and other materials the library provides access to in addition to articles.
The broad information is sometimes the most important information to gather when beginning research, although the advanced search is more helpful, we should not neglect the quick search feature
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paywall
An unfortunate side of paywalls for academic materials on google and the internet in general as that many of them have malicious practices by either saying they have information that they don't once the fee is paid, or by attempting to scam someone searching for that information. It is good to always remain cautious when processing payments online
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there’s no way to quickly verify the accuracy of a Wikipedia article without consulting other sources on the subject.
And these sources can be other Wiki's and non-official sources sometimes. There are many great unverified sources on the internet despite their waiving credibility, most dedicated Wikis will have valid and well researched information
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Although Wikipedia can be a great resource for background information, not all topics have the same amount of depth or coverage.
WIkipedia is an excellent online resource for scratching at surface level concepts, but it is important to remember that despite our homogenized internet atmosphere today, there are many dedicated Wikis for many topics
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Keep in mind that this might be more sources than the minimum you’re required to use.
It is important to be as thorough as possible in any type of research regardless of academic requirements, making this a very important thing to take note of.
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Make it a habit to check your emotions and ensure that they aren’t affecting the choices you make in your research or life
Very important while researching to remember I'm still human as to let not my biases reflect in the work I put out
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Because there is now an overwhelming volume of information and misinformation available online
Not only is there overwhelming volume of information/misinformation, but the internet has been so monetized that it limits where you can even go to find information
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most articles are illustrated with photographs; online versions often have videos
In today's social media environment, most popular information is presented in almost exclusively shortform videos. The concept of the Wiki for information is dying and is being replaced with TikTok searches. People aren't reading for information anymore so it makes sense that videos and pictures are now a requirement for popular information
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