Plagiarism

What is plagiarism?

If you are writing a paper or essay that needs to take information from books or the internet, it is important to create citations that show where this information came from. Not making these citations is called plagiarism, and is the theft of knowledge within the academic community. Click the link below to learn more about plagiarism and how to avoid it:

What Is Plagiarism?Plagiarism is usually defined as a discrete offense, a specific failure to give credit to a particular source. But it actually raises a much more fundamental question for writers: “Where is my voice in this project?” Seen in this light, the strategies that help you avoid plagiarism can also be strategies that help you gain power as a writer. Once your guiding question about your relationship to sources is “Where is my voice?” you are well on your way to using sources in an effective and legitimate way.