Plagiarism (Literary)

Guide Note: Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of someone else's work. Use our Plagiarism Detection Tool to help seek out plagiarism online.

Fast Facts:

  1. Punishable by law, even if unintentional
  2. Can easily be avoided with proper citations
  3. From Latin word plagiare, meaning "to kidnap"
  4. Different from copyright infringement

The Mahalo Top 7

  1. Plagiarism.org: Plagiarism Learning Center  Tyson J.: Great resource!
  2. Wikipedia: Plagiarism
  3. CSMonitor.com: What is the price of plagiarism? (2006)
  4. Turn It In: What Is Plagiarism?
  5. Council of Writing Program Administrators: Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism
  6. Harpers.org: The ecstasy of influence: A plagiarism (February 7, 2007)
  7. Pearson Prentice Hall: Tutorial: Understanding Plagiarism

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Plagiarism Detection Tool

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