Recognizing and Avoiding It! Plagiarism: Recognizing and Avoiding It!

What Is Plagiarism? Definition the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work. Source: Dictionary.com

What Is Plagiarism? Representing someone else’s work as your own Turning in a paper you downloaded or copied from the Internet Turning in a paper someone else wrote in a previous class Having someone else write your paper Work that has been cut from another source and pasted in your paper

What Is Plagiarism? Copying and Pasting Copying directly from a book Copying and pasting from an internet or database website Overusing direct quotes

What Is Plagiarism? Inaccurate or incomplete paraphrasing Using the same ideas in the same exact sequence Not citing the use of someone’s ideas Not integrating your own ideas, words, or analysis Not referencing literature with title and page numbers (Collins, 134)

What Is Common Knowledge? As a general rule, you do not need to give credit if you find the same information in more than three sources. This is true even if it is a fact you did not personally know. Ask yourself: can the fact can be found in numerous sources? (Dates and locations are okay to use without citing the source, but it is best to give credit where credit is due)

When Do I Need to Cite a Source? The information is not your own idea or concept You gain information from an interview, either face to face, on the telephone, via email, or on the Internet When you directly quote a text or article (internet or written text) When you use diagrams, illustrations, or photos you have not created

How Do I Cite Sources? MLA Style- The Modern Language Association is widely used for identifying research sources. In MLA style you briefly credit sources with parenthetical citations in the text of your paper, and give the complete description of each source in your Works Cited list. The Works Cited list, or Bibliography, is a list of all the sources used in your paper, arranged alphabetically by author's last name, or when there is no author, by the first word of the title.

Websites Which Construct Citations Use these websites to create your bibliography! Easy Bib Citation Machine Noodle Tools All three sites are easy to use.

Further Reading on Plagiarism The OWL at Perdue University How to Avoid Plagiarism from Penn State Plagiarism resources from Answers.com Plagiarism: What Is It and How to Recognize and Avoid It from Indiana University

Protect Intellectual Property! Remember to give credit where credit is due!