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Science: Keeping Track of & Citing Sources

This guide is intended to be a jumping off point for research in natural science fields.

What is Plagiarism?

  • failure to properly cite sources
  • submitting under a student’s own name work that is not entirely theirs
  • falsification of information, data, or attributions
  • submitting the same work for more than one class, within the same or different semesters, without the express permission of all faculty involved

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Keeping Track of Research

When conducting research it is always important to keep track of the searches you are performing and the sources you have found. In addition to this you will want to cite your sources in your work.

Learn how to track your searches:

Some databases, like General Science Full Text and others, allow you to view and save your search histories.

To save a search in General Science Full Text click on the Recent Searches option after you run your search(es):

You will be taken to a page where you can select how to save the search(es).