Online Guide to Writing and Research Chapter 5: Academic
Integrity and Documentation Managing Source Material When you
want the exact phrasing and pattern of thinking or wording of
your source, quote it verbatim. You use quotations in your
writing when you need to invoke the authority of your source, to
preserve the qualities of the written language, or when the
original material is so well phrased that a summary or
paraphrase just won’t capture the ideas. The following example
shows you how to include a quote from your source material. The
sentences preceding the quotation are in the writer’s own words
and are used to provide a context for the quotation, which is
then used to support the writer’s thoughts and expound on them
with authority. Example of Appropriate Quotation of a Source An
organization should have a statement of its mission, goals, and
objectives written. These goals and objectives should be
paramount to the organization and be reflected in its strategic
and tactical decisions. As Finkelstein