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Plagiarism is the act of claiming the ideas or words of others as your own. Plagiarism is a serious act and can result in losing one's job or being expelled from school; but it can easily be avoided. Plagiarism often occurs simply because the writer is unaware of the guidelines on how to properly credit words or ideas that come from other sources. There are many excellent resources on the web providing guidance and plagiarism checker tools that can help writers avoid plagiarism.
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Tips
- Write without looking at the original text, the go back to it to check for inaccuraces.
- Cite any information that is not common knowledge with a proper reference
- Be clear to the reader when writing ideas or information which is not your own.
- Avoid too many quotations; try to use them only when needed to convey that which can not be clearly stated in your own words.
- Do not copy form or structure; this can be plagiarism also.
- Learn the rules regarding plagiarism from the many sources availabe online.
- Use web tools to check your own work for plagiarism.
- Learn the rules regarding plagiarism from the many sources availabe online.
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General Tips on How to Avoid Plagiarism
- Credit the source within the summarized or paraphrased text and use the proper form of citations according to the style you are using.
- If possible, write without looking at the original text. Often, plagiarism is unintentional and can be avoided by relying on your memory of what you have learned from your research and then returning to the original source to check accuracy.
- Check your text for inacurracies and for words or phrases that are too similar to the original source.
- Check your text for similarities to the original in form or structure. In addition to the copying of words or phrases, copying the form or structure of the original work can also be a form of plagiarism.
- Be sure to use quotation marks to indicate where text taken from the original source, such as those that convey a specific point of view of the original author, can't be accurately paraphrased, or contain unique words or phrases. Use these quotations judiciously.
- Use a block-style quotation for longer passages, but avoid doing so frequently. Use only the text necessary to convey the point to the reader. Avoid quoting an entire paragraph and use short quotations if possible.
- Use brackets within quotations to add words which will add context or make the quotation more understandable to the reader, but never change or add words which editorialize or alter the original author's message.
- Use ellipsis points to indicate omitted text. Three points indicate words omitted within the sentence; four points indicates omitted text between sentences.
- Avoid using too many quotes, as this will take away from the impact of your original writing.
- Remember that plagiarism does not only concern written works but can arise from use of any knowledge that is not your own (and is not common knowledge) when not properly cited.
- Consult a variety of sources of information regarding plagiarism (there are many available on the web) and pay specific attention to the rules for the format or style within which you are working.
- Use web tools to scan your work and check for plagiarism.
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Resources Powered by Google
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Plagiarism.org
Online resource for people concerned with the growing problem of internet plagiarism. This site is designed to provide the latest information on online plagiarism.plagiarism.org -
Avoiding Plagiarism - The OWL at Purdue
Avoiding Plagiarism - The OWL at Purdueowl.english.purdue.edu -
Avoiding Plagiarism, UACC, Northwestern University
Avoiding Plagiarism, UACC, Northwestern Universitynorthwestern.edu
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How To Avoid Plagiarism on Amazon
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Plagiarism: Why It Happens and How to Prevent It - $23.75
Amazon.com: Plagiarism: Why It Happens and How to Prevent It (9780325022505): Barry Gilmore: BooksAmazon
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Plagiarism: It¿s a Crime DVD - $69.95
Amazon.com: Plagiarism: It¿s a Crime DVD: Artist Not Provided: Movies & TVAmazon
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Mahalo Anti-Plagiarism Tool
How to use the Mahalo Anti-Plagiarism Tool:
Create an empty bookmark, name it, paste the following into the "Location" field, then save it (Javascript must be enabled in your browser):
javascript:q%20=%20''%20+%20(window.getSelection%C2%A0?%20window.getSelection()%C2%A0:%20document.getSelection%C2%A0?%20document.getSelection()%C2%A0:%20document.selection.createRange().text);%20if%20(!q)%20q%20=%20prompt('Search%20words',%20'');%20if%20(q!=null)%20location='%20http://www.google.com/search?q=%22%20'%20+%20escape(q).replace(/%20/g,%20'+')%20+%20'%22';%20void%200
To check questionable text, highlight a portion of that text, then click the bookmarklet. It will run a Google search, tell you the source of the material (if any). For more information, see Mahalo Anti-Plagiarism Tool.
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How To Avoid Plagiarism News
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Suit Accuses Hartford Courant of Plagiarism
Routine plagiarism is not usually an option, but a lawsuit contends that it was for a while at The Hartford Courant. The Journal Inquirer of Manchester, ... (November 19, 2009)New York Times -
Tyler Perry: Tyler Perry sued for plagiarism!
The representative for the late gospel singer goes on allege pointedly that Tyler has stolen or plagiarized an entire verse from a song written by Bertha in ... (November 27, 2009)Entertainment and Showbiz! -
Hartford Courant accused of plagiarism
Connecticut business litigation attorney alerts- The Journal Inquirer filed a lawsuit against the Hartford Courant for plagiarism. ... (November 27, 2009)NewYorkInjuryNews -
Expose: Online Plagiarism Is A Crime
11.27.2009 Jacksonville, Florida - Content, the material that fills the web pages you visit, has become the growing subject of theft and creator ... (November 27, 2009)Spooftimes.com (satire)
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How To Avoid Plagiarism Blogs
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Teachnology Blog: Shows Students How to Avoid Plagiarism
Our job is to teach students how to avoid plagiarism, not especially to catch them after they submit a less than acceptable papers. PaperToolsPro is a writing and research management program designed to help both students and ...powertolearn.typepad.com -
Avoid Plagiarism
Researching then writing your coursework or dissertation can take weeks -- you don't need extra stress of worrying about potential plagiarism in your essay. (November 17, 2009)scanmyessay.com -
How To Avoid Plagiarism - How to write English
Plagiarism, especially those in the online realm, is now incredibly easy to catch. With plenty of tools that can spot copied, repurposed or coopted text,englishsoftware.org -
College Research Papers: How To Avoid Plagiarism In Custom ...
In order to avoid plagiarism in custom research paper writing the students should always use appropriate citation. There is a very slight difference between plagiarism and attribution therefore always credit the author whose i... (November 07, 2009)college-research-paper.blogspot.com
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Questions and Answers About How To Avoid Plagiarism
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What steps will you take to ensure that you cite your sources properly? what steps will you take to ensure that you cite your sources 1 AnswerCopy and Pasting on Mahalo is a great resource for this topic. It has a great graphic about the proper way to quote text. It further explains Mahalo's cut and p... read more -
What do you think of plagiarism? 3 AnswersI hate people who take other people's work, and credit it to themselves. One question on Mahalo was a $20 question. It was write a review for District 9, and th... read more -
Where can I get the best free plagiarism checker? 2 AnswersI would recommend, PlagiarismDetect.com. Most of these programs (down loadable or not) aren't the greatest at detecting plagiarism. Often times they'll say it... read more
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How can a student set him or herself up for success in order to avoid plagiarism? 3 AnswersIn order to avoid plagiarism, one must first understand what it is. According to Dictionary.com plagiarism is: "the unauthorized use or close imitation of the l... read more
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