How to Avoid Plagiarism
How to avoid plagiarism
Use quotation marks when using someone else's exact words.
Cite all direct quotes and ideas you paraphrase.
Use an online citation generator to help you make correct citations.
What's the big deal?
Teachers and employers consider this quite serious. In fact, you can fail an assignment or class, be kicked out of college, or be fired from your job if the plagiarism is serious enough.
What is plagiarism?
Plagiarism is theft. It is passing off someone else's words, music, or ideas as your own without giving credit to the author.
Resources
In the Library
808 FOX Cite It Right: The SourceAid Guide to Citation, Research, and Avoiding Plagiarism
808 GIBALDI MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
On the Internet
Online Citation Generators Use these to help you build your citations.