{"id":498,"date":"2024-12-12T23:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T23:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/knowledge-bank\/?page_id=498"},"modified":"2024-12-13T00:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T00:16:24","slug":"incorporating-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/knowledge-bank\/incorporating-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Incorporating research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Incorporating research into your writing involves more than just adding a few quotes or citations. With a careful approach, you can strategically integrate evidence to strengthen your argument, engage with scholarly conversations, and avoid plagiarism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to read scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading scholarly journal articles is different than reading magazine or blog articles. Once you have found scholarly articles, how can you get the most from them?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-765c4724 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/knowledge-bank\/how-to-read-scholarly-peer-reviewed-journal-articles\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using sources effectively<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you have collected your resources, how do you effectively use them and avoid accidentally plagiarizing?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/knowledge-bank\/how-to-avoid-plagiarism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to avoid plagiarism<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/knowledge-bank\/how-to-paraphrase\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/knowledge-bank\/how-to-paraphrase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to paraphrase<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/knowledge-bank\/how-to-use-quotations-effectively\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to use quotations effectively<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/knowledge-bank\/citing-sources\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/knowledge-bank\/citing-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Citing sources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reference\/citation managers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider using a free citation manager to keep track of sources for all your college writing assignments. Many people like<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Zotero<\/a>: (see<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/quick_start_guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Quick Start Guide<\/a>&nbsp;and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Support<\/a>, or the Newman Library\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/guides.newman.baruch.cuny.edu\/zotero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Zotero<\/a>&nbsp;guide). Your entries can include links, details on the source that are needed for citing each item, and even a PDF copy of the source. When it\u2019s time to generate a References list, Zotero does most of the work for you. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/library.baruch.cuny.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baruch Newman Library<\/a>&nbsp;also runs regular introductory and advanced Zotero&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/library.baruch.cuny.edu\/students\/library-instruction\/workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">workshops<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should I use a citation generator? (Library or web-based)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A citation generator is a software tool that automatically creates citations for your research sources, formatted according to specific citation styles such as APA, MLA, and Chicago. 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