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Step 6: Get Organized

Organized

Writing an academic paper goes much more smoothly if you design a system to keep you organized and to take notes:

  • identify topic headings on each note card or loose leaf;
  • indicate whether the information is a quote, a paraphrase, or a summary of the source;
  • add your original thoughts about the reading; and
  • on all cards or pages, identify title, author, and page reference in an abbreviated form.
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from Purdue University.
from the University of Toronto.
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