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PLAGIARISM
- to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
: use (another's production) without crediting the source
- to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or
product derived from an existing source
"Plagiarism", Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, [Online], G & C
Merriam, 2004
In Other Words...you
copied
someone else's work, whether published or not, and did not give them credit for
it.
All of the following are considered plagiarism:
 | turning in someone else's work as your own |
| copying words or ideas from someone else without giving them credit |
| having someone else write your paper |
| failing to put a quote in quotation marks |
| giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation |
| changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit |
| copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not (fair use). |
Plagiarism Resources and Detection links:
Google - type in a portion of the suspected text, enclosed in quotation marks, and Google will take you to the source site.
New Plagiarism: 7 antidotes to preventing "highway robbery" in the electronic age by Jamie McKenzie
Purdue University
Online Writing Lab: Avoiding Plagiarism
Paraphrasing
Workshop: Purdue online writing lab. Teaches the difference between summarizing,
paraphrasing, and plagiarizing.
Writing Tutorial Services - pamphlets on various writing topics
Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines:
Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use