Sarah Kinzel's List: Plagiarism

The World Wide Web has become a more popular source of information for student papers, and many questions have arisen about how to avoid plagiarizing these sources. In most cases, the same rules apply as to a printed source: when a writer must refer to ideas or quote from a WWW site, she must cite that source.

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"WriteCheck presents users with easy to interpret results showing which sections of a paper appear to be unoriginal and that the writer should verify as properly cited, summarized or paraphrased. "

Plagiarism detector

Excellent Powerpoint on Plagiarism

A WebQuest for Students and Teachers

This one-hour workshop is intended to give high school students:
* an introduction to the issue of plagiarism,
* an overview of copyright laws and fair use provisions
* a demonstration of techniques to avoid plagiarism, focusing on paraphrasing, quoting, and citing sources.

Excellent Powerpoint on Plagiarism

"Is it plagiarism?"

"It is of the utmost importance that you are well aware of what we here in the English department and at the university mean by the word plagiarism, as it could affect not only your grade on a given assignment but also in a class. At worse, plagiarizing could lead to academic dismissal, and because no one wants to be expelled for plagiarizing, we should spend a few moments talking about it, just to make sure that we all understand one another. "

"In college courses, we are continually engaged with other people’s ideas: we read them in texts, hear them in lecture, discuss them in class, and incorporate them into our own writing. As a result, it is very important that we give credit where it is due. Plagiarism is using others’ ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information."

Articles & webinar on Plagiarism

"FIVE USEFUL PRINCIPLES OF WRITING IN AN ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT"

Because so many students seem to be confused about footnoting and referencing in academic papers, a number of departments have collaborated in developing this brief guide: What Every Student Should Know (at least) About Plagiarism and Referencing. We say at least because this Guide is not the final word--it contains general information and basic accepted standards.