Summaries:

Paraphrases are often the same length as the original, but summaries are much shorter than the original source.

A summary pulls out nuggets of information from larger groups of source material that are most helpful for your research. 

Why is a summary different?

You are rehearsing or referring to others' ideas or findings, but you must use your own words. 

Summaries are subject to the same rules as Paraphrases: 

          -Signal tags

          -In-text citations

          -Works Cited entry

Example:

Original:

"The value of myth is that it takes all of the things we know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the 'veil of familiarity.'"

Summary:

According to renowned author and professor C.S. Lewis, lore returns people's knowledge to a state of opulent importance (90).

In-text Citation:

According to renowned author and professor C.S. Lewis, lore returns people's knowledge to a state of opulent importance (90).

*The in-text citation is the same as that found in a paraphrase. 

Works Citation:

Lewis, C.S. On Stories. Harcourt, 1992.