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plagiarism


Using another's ideas or work without assigning credit. May be intentional or unintentional. For more information, see Plagiarism and the Academic Code
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primary source


Original material created at the time of the event or by the subject you are studying. This kind of material is the closest you can get to your actual subject, unfiltered by later scholars and critics [..]
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secondary source


A work that analyzes primary sources. They can also act as primary sources, depending on your subject. Secondary sources include:
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tertiary source


A source that indexes or otherwise collects primary or secondary sources. These sources tend to be most useful as jumping off points for your research, leading you to the more in-depth secondary and p [..]
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citation


A brief description of a source (book, article, web page, image or other) that has been quoted, paraphrased, or used as an authority. Citation format will vary by subject area; consult the appropriate [..]
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citation manager


Software that helps you keep track of your sources and generates bibliographies/ works cited pages. Examples include RefWorks, Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote. For more information, see this guide to ci [..]
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database


An organized digital collection of references to published literature. Databases allow you to find journal articles, or other types of literature, on a particular topic. Many (but not all) may include [..]
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literature review


A summary and synthesis of scholarly research on a specific topic. It is used to determine what research has been done on your topic, and to help you build on existing scholarship to contextualize you [..]
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monograph


A scholarly, single volume, in depth treatment of one topic, written for an academic audience. For example, Piero Della Francesca : a mathematician's art
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peer review


Articles in scholarly publications have gone through an editorial review by a panel of experts. This process is peer review, and it ensures that the article has met requirements for publication in a s [..]
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