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A Student's Guide to Avoiding Plagerism

 

WEBSITES:

Avoiding Plagiarism. DePauw University Writing Center
http://www.depauw.edu/admin/arc/writing_center/plagiarism.htm
“ Using the words or idea of another writer without attribution, so that they seem as if they are your own. Plagiarism ranges from copying someone else’s work word for word, to rewriting someone else’s work with only minimal word changes (mosaic plagiarism), to summarizing work without acknowledging the source.”

Avoiding Plagiarism. Purdue University Writing Center.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html
“ The contradictions of American academic writing” and practical writing tips for students.

Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com/plagiarism.html
Targeted for college students the site is organized for easy navigation and includes information on structure, quotations, citing work, basic grammar and plagiarism.

Plagiarism and How to Avoid It. David Gardner. University of Hong Kong, 2003.
http://ec.hku.hk/plagiarism/introduction.htm

Plagiarism: what is it and How to avoid it
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html

Turnitin.com. Resources for students on plagiarism
http://www.plagiarism.org/research_site/e_home.html
Defines plagiarism; gives tips and guidelines on researching, planning and writing a paper and properly citing works consulted, puts plagiarism in the context of Copyright Law.

Links to guides for documentation, e.g. APA, MLA, Chicago Style
http://library.fgcu.edu/ddsg/ddsg.asp?id=3384

REFERENCE AND OTHER BOOKS AT FGCU

Search the FGCU Library catalog for books on writing research and academic papers, with:
S=report writing -- handbooks, manuals, etc. or
S=research -- handbooks, manuals, etc.

for books such as:
The Essential Guide: research writing across the disciplines
Lester, James D., 1935-; 2002
General Collection LB2369 .L47 2002

Writing the research paper: a handbook
Winkler, Anthony C.; 2003
General Collection LB2369 .W55 2003

Research: the student’s guide to writing research paper
Veit, Richard; 2001
Reference (Non-Circulating) LB2369 .V43 2001