The main concepts of “Research” by Diana Hacker are, building a record of sources while conducting research, keeping track of the research by copying the materials, and while taking notes recording the information in the writer’s own words to avoid plagiarism.
Diana stated the writer should keep a running bibliography of the research conducted to avoid any accidental copying. She suggested utilizing an electronic database which will assist in not omitting any sources. She provided examples of some of the information necessary to create a proper source, such as, “authors, editors, translators, title, edition, and publication information” (407).
She specified three different types of note taking, summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting. Each type requires a source to be included, but when using another author’s exact words the writer must include quotation marks.
I appreciated Diana’s suggestions. As a college student I write many papers after conducting my research. If I do not keep an ongoing source list it is too easy to accidentally not cite a source. I have been introduced to the electronic database provided by the SRJC’s library and that has helped me keep track of all the different sources. It is such a great tool I believe all students should be required to utilize the database for their research papers.
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