Using Information

How do you use information?

Quoting
- Name your source
- Make it clear when you are quoting
- Be precise
  - If the quotation is edited, use an ellipsis (...)to indicate something was removed
    "Part of the quotation...another part"
  - If you edit, make sure you don't change the meaning!
    "I am...in favour of this decision"
- Never quote a quotation - always check the original
Referring to results or findings
- Acknowledge work which has gone before
- Name all of the authors (possibly as "Author1 et al" in the text, with the full reference in the references section)
- Be accurate
Above all, be careful
- If you're not 100% sure of your source, use cautious wording
  - "Author1 reports that..."
  - "It has been reported that..."
  - "Some studies have found..."
  - "It has been suggested..."