When writing a paper or developing a presentation, you will need to do research to find the information that you'll use as evidence to support your argument, introduce a counter argument or challenge, or to simply introduce new information to the reader.
Academic and professional research requires more than just a quick Google search and the cutting and pasting of a few relevant quotes.
This research guide will take you step by step through the research process and show you how to use library and web to find relevant, credible sources.
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Writing a SUMMARY of an article
The purpose of a summary is to give the reader a clear, objective overview of the original text. Most importantly, the summary restates only the main points of an article without giving examples or details, such as dates, numbers or statistics.
Guidelines for writing a summary of an article:
Adapted from "Guidelines for Writing a Summary" by Christine Bauer-Ramazani, Saint Michael's College.
http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/AEP/EN104/summary.htm
Purdue Online Writing Center (OWL) Definition
The type of source in which your information is found is important because each type of source (popular, trade, scholarly) serves a distinct purpose and is written for a specific audience. Knowing the type of source you are using for your research is the first step in evaluation.
Scholarly articles are often referred to as academic, peer-reviewed, or refereed. The intended audience is academic, often other researchers or experts in the academic discipline.
