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.