Plagiarism: Recognizing and Avoiding It! Barb Falkinburg OTFC Fall 2006

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.comDictionary.com

What Is Plagiarism? Representing someone else’s work as your own –Turning in a paper you downloaded from the Internet –Turning in a paper someone else wrote in a previous class –Having someone else write 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 sequence –Not citing the use of someone’s ideas –Not integrating your own ideas or analysis

What Is Plagiarism? Can you identify plagiarism? Take this quick quiz to test your understanding! quiz (Requires Internet access)

What Is Common Knowledge? As a general rule, you do not need to give credit if you find the same information in more than one source. This is true even if it is a fact you did not personally know

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 , or on the Internet When you directly quote a text or article When you use diagrams, illustrations, or photos you have not created

How Do I Cite Sources? MLA APA Chicago Manual of Style Turabian (similar to Chicago) Turabian Handouts from BCPS Office of Library Information Services onLINE site Full MLA (9 page Word document)Full MLA Quick MLA guide (2 page Word document)Quick MLA guide

Websites Which Construct Citations Easy Bib Citation Machine Noodle Tools Use these websites to create your bibliography!

Further Reading on Plagiarism The OWL at Perdue UniversityThe OWL How to Avoid Plagiarism from Penn StateHow to Avoid Plagiarism Plagiarism resources from Answers.comPlagiarism Plagiarism: What Is It and How to Recognize and Avoid It from Indiana UniversityPlagiarism: What Is It and How to Recognize and Avoid It

Protect Intellectual Property! Give credit where credit is due!