Using Sources Effectively: Strengthening Your Writing and Avoiding Plagiarism

by Robert A. Harris

Now in its fifth, expanded edition, Using Sources Effectively, Fifth Edition targets the two most prominent problems in current research-paper the increase in unintentional plagiarism and the ineffective use of research source material. Designed as a supplementary textbook for both undergraduate and graduate courses, this book will help every student who uses research in writing. Included in this edition are coverage of research strategies and source selection (Chapter 2), a chapter on quoting sources effectively (Chapter 4), and a chapter on sentence patterns (Chapter 10). APA and MLA citation styles have been updated throughout the text.

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This book was written to give you the knowledge and tools you can use to make your research-based writing more powerful and effective. Here are some



Mini-Research Projects at the end of each chapter to sharpen your research and evaluation skills

A set of practical, useful rhetorical devices to help improve the clarity and impact of your writing

Increased emphasis on synthesis writing—weaving source use into your own thinking—to give your writing more interest and persuasive power

Instruction in close reading to help you better grasp what an author is discussing or arguing

Strategies for organizing and positioning your sources to strengthen your central argument.

Genres: Writing, Textbooks, Nonfiction

210 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Nymphadora Remus · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent primer.

[Joli Hamilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great addition to my syllabus

This sits alongside They Say, I Say for all of my introduction to research classes. Don't just leave it on the shelf! Keep it handy throughout your paper-writing process.

[Yvonne Raphael · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent primer.

[Cybele]

Great book for those wanting to be better writers.