Plagiarism: "Using another person's work without giving credit - tantamount to stealing"

The following is a collection of resources to assist students with plagiarism, including how to cite resources, tutorials, and other relevant websites.

Basics

• Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It - paraphrasing including acceptable / unacceptable examples
• Sources from Dartmouth College - comprehensive list of terms relating to plagiarism /copyright issues with explanations & examples.

Citation Formats

• Citation Styles Online (Bedford/St.Martins) - information on MLA, APA, Chicago, CBE citation styles
• RIT Library's APA & MLA citation style - includes online how to guides, streamed PowerPoint tutorials, & other citation links

Tutorials/Self-testing Exercises

• Avoiding Plagiarism (Rio Salado College) - paraphrasing exercises
• Paraphrasing (Purdue University) examples
• Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing (Purdue University)

Writing Resources

• Guide for Writing Research Papers (Capital Community College) - based on styles recommended by the American Psychological Assoc. (APA) & MLA- includes useful links
• Guide to Grammar and Style (Rutgers)
• Hints on Technical Report Writing (Dublin City University)
• Online Reading and Writing Lab (Gallaudet) - comprehensive
• Technical Report Writing (NASA)
• The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing (Washington College)
• The Writing Workshop (New York University)
• Writing a Research Paper (Purdue University)
• Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation (various academic authors)
• Writing, Citing and Evaluating Guides (University of British Columbia)
• Writing Theses and Dissertations (Claremont College)

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