1.
A
photocopied source usually contains information that should be
categorized under several different headings. Unless the researcher
uses different colors of highlight ink and a careful system of
notations, it is tempting not to categorize the information
appropriately. The same system of headings that correspond to headings
on the working outline is the best way to work with the information in
the photocopied material.
2.
It
is easy to copy too much (plagiarize) in both words and writing style
when the writing of the paper is actually in progress.
3.
Pages
are more cumbersome than note cards.
4.
In the final process of organization of the material in preparation, it
is difficult to shuffle the photocopied sheets that may contain
information on several different suptopics.
