Summarising
Summarising
Here is an example of what summarising a short piece of text might look like.
Why should i cite sources?
ORIGINAL TEXT
Giving credit to the original author by citing sources is the only way to use other people's work without plagiarizing. But there are a number of other reasons to cite sources:
- citations are extremely helpful to anyone who wants to find out more about your ideas and where they came from
- not all sources are good or right -- your own ideas may often be more accurate or interesting than those of your sources. Proper citation will keep you from taking the rap for someone else's bad ideas
- citing sources shows the amount of research you've done
- citing sources strengthens your work by lending outside support to your ideas
SUMMARISED TEXT
To avoid plagiarism in your work you need to cite the source of your work. This shows other people where you got the information from and also helps to demonstrate that you have explored the topic. It might also back-up your own ideas. Citation means you are acknowledging the work of other people when you use their words.
As shown in the example, summarising means giving just a brief snapshot of the main points of the original text, but might not include all of the details. Exact words and phrases might not be used either, as it is a way of representing the meaning from someone else, completely in your own way. This is done as a as a summary only.
Summarising is a way to be able to provide detail on many sources in a shorter space of time when you might not need to talk about that idea or resource in great detail.