Avoiding Plagiarism

Table of Contents

Plagiarism

   Definition

   LCSC Code of Conduct

   Situation 1

   Situation 2

   Situation 3

   Situation 4

   Situation 5

Citing Sources

   Ft. Worth Example

   Citation Styles

   Why Bother?

   Getting Help

Paraphrasing

   Definition

   Getting Started

   Thurber Example

   Direct Quotes

Copyright

Review

The Art of Avoiding Plagiarism,

Revisited

We wrote earlier that there are 2 errors that students commonly make:

1. They fail to properly cite their sources, and

2. They fail to properly paraphrase.

We've explained the importance of citing sources.  In other Library modules, you can learn the details of MLA and APA citation styles.

For now, let's turn our attention to paraphrasing....