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The network is now a valuable source of information which can be used in assessed work in exactly the same way as information from non-electronic sources as long as it is properly acknowledged. Simply pasting chunks of text written by someone else into your report and claiming it as your own is not allowed. This is a legal offence known as plagiarism and in serious cases may result in your degree being withheld.
If it is necessary to copy material verbatim into your report then it should be placed in quotes after naming the person/source. Example - In his web pages (URL www.joebloggs.piece.) Joe Blogger states that "the silicon chip industry is the biggest industry in the world".
It is preferable, however, to write any information you obtain from such sources in your own words and number the sources in sequence. Then at the end of your report all the sources must be pulled together in a reference list. Example - In recent articles [1,2], it was stated that the world's biggest industry was based on the silicon chip.
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