Citing, paraphrasing and summarising

You now know why it is important to cite sources when writing a paper or thesis. This applies to all academic publications, including articles and books.

But how do you do this?

There are three ways to refer to a source in your paper.

1.         Quoting the source literally

2.         Briefly summarising the source

3.         Presenting the source in your own words (paraphrasing)