| Paraphrasing: |
Paraphrase is defined by McMillan (2001) as an "express[ion] of certain facts and ideas in different wording - your own - but "in the same number of words as the original."
Refer to the Biology program web site (http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/bio1/plagiarism.html) for examples of how to paraphrase an author's idea(s) correctly. Remember, you must cite a paraphrased idea/sentence(s) in the same way in which you cite a direct quote.
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| Summarizing: |
In contrast, McMillan (2001) [1] defines summary as the "express[ion] of the important facts and ideas in fewer words than the original; for example, the abstract of a research paper is a summary." If you are summarizing an author's ideas, remember to give the author credit!
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