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Plagiarism Defined

Plagiarism Defined
Simply put, plagiarism is cheating. It involves taking someone's words, images, and ideas without properly and accurately acknowledging them. When you write or make something that you have taken from someone else and you call it your original work, it is plagiarism. It is a common problem with college students and has become more prevalent with Internet access to information that can copied.

It is your job as a student to understand plagiarism and learn how to use sources without plagiarizing.

Watch A Tutorial on Plagiarism presented by William Blake for the Library Information Literacy Online Network.

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