What is plagiarism?
It is an attempt to pass off someone else's work as your own.

You are plagiarizing when you:

• Use someone else's text word for word
• Use an image from the Internet as your own
• Paraphrase someone's written work without citing it
• Use a fact that is not common knowledge without citing it
• Borrow someone's else's idea
• Submit a paper you bought from someone
• Submit your friend's paper
• Submit a paper written by your roommate
• Submit your paper from another class

• You may be asked to rewrite your paper
• You may get a failing grade for your course
• You may be dismissed from college

You can avoid plagiarism:

• Start your research early
• Consult your teacher and a librarian for research assistance
• Cite your sources appropriately (e.g.: MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian)
• Check your paper with Turnitin

Plagiarism Tutorial

• Acadia University Library's plagiarism tutorial (Vaughn Memorial Library)

The HOPE poster controversy (boston.com article)

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Revised: 11/10/2009

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