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AvoidingPlagiarism
Accordingtothedefinitiongiveninthe1997NewWebster'sEncyclopedicDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,plagiarismis
"theunauthorizeduseofthelanguageandthoughtsofanotherauthorandtherepresentationofthemasone'sown"(508).

HowtoWriteaBibliography
HowtoWriteaResearchPaper
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Toavoidplagiarism,allstudentsmustdocumentsourcesproperlyusingFootnotes,Endnotes,orParentheticalReferences,
andmustwriteaBibliography,References,orWorksCitedpageandplaceitattheendoftheresearchpapertolistthe

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FormatforaResearchPaper

sourcesused.OfthethreewaystodocumentsourcesFootnotes,Endnotes,andParentheticalReferences,thesimplestis
usingParentheticalReferences,sometimesreferredtoasParentheticalDocumentationorParentheticalCitations.
Checktoseewhichtypeofdocumentationispreferredbyyourteacher.Mostwordprocessorshavesuperscript,Footnoteand

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Endnotecapability.IfyouarerequiredtouseFootnotesorEndnotes,itiswellworththeefforttomasterthisfeatureonthe
computerafewdaysbeforeyourpaperisdue.
IfyouuseParentheticalReferencesyouonlyneedtoputashortreferenceenclosedinparenthesesimmediatelyafterthe
citation,thenlistthesourcescitedinyourBibliography,WorksCitedorReferencespageattheendofyourpaper.See
Chapter9forParentheticalReferencesExamplesaswellasParentheticalReferencesSamplePage.

Whatisyourfavouriteplayby
Shakespeare?
Hamlet
Macbeth

IfyouuseFootnotereferences,youmusthavenumericallysuperscriptedFootnotereferencesatthefootofthesamepage

MerchantofVenice

whereyourcitationsarelocated,plusyoumustaddaBibliography,WorksCited,orReferencespageattheendofyourpaper

MidsummerNight'sDream

unlessinstructedotherwisebyyourteacherorinstructor.SeeChapter7HowtoWriteFootnotes,Chapter8ExamplesofFirst

Othello

Footnotes,andFootnotesSamplePage.

RomeoandJuliet

IfyouuseEndnotereferences,yourcitationwithinthetextofyourpaperisthesameasyourFootnotecitation,butyoumust

Tempest

listyourEndnotereferencesattheendofyourpaperinsuperscriptednumericalorderonaseparatepageentitledEndnotes.

TwelfthNight

YoumuststilladdaBibliography,WorksCitedorReferencespageafteryourEndnotespageunlessinstructedotherwiseby
yourteacherorinstructor.SeeChapter7HowtoWriteEndnotes,Chapter8ExamplesofFirstEndnotes,andEndnotes

Other(specify)

SamplePage.
Donotbetemptedtogetsomeoneelsetowriteyourresearchpaper,handinthesameessaytotwoormoredifferentteachers,

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orpurchaseinstantessaysfromtheWeb.DonotdownloadinformationfromCDROMsorsomeoneelse'soriginalworkoff
theInternetanddirectlyincorporatesuchinformationintoyouressaywithoutparaphrasingandacknowledgingitssource.
Apartfrombeingunethical,dishonest,andlearningnothingintheprocess,yourteacherprobablyknowsyouandyour
writingstyletoowellforyoutoplagiarizesuccessfully.Mostsecondaryschools,colleges,anduniversitiestakeadimviewat
plagiarismwhichisbecomingmorerampantwithprevalentuseoftheInternet.Technologyhasmadeittooeasyforstudents
tosearchandclickforanessayandsimplypaywithavalidcreditcardforaninstantdownloadonline.Consequencesmay
beseverewhenstudentsarecaughtplagiarizing.Whatismore,detectionservicesnowexistsuchasMyDropBox.com,Glatt
PlagiarismServicesandTurnitinthatarecapableofcatchingculpritsguiltyofplagiarism.Afreeservicetocheckfor
plagiarismcanbefoundonGrammarly
ApageentitledWorksCited,References,orBibliographyattheendofyourpaperisanabsoluteMUSTforanyserious
researchpaper.
Forfurtherinformationonplagiarism,checkoutthefollowingsites:
AcademicandCommunityStandardsinHarvardCollegefromHarvardCollegeFreshmanDean'sOffice,FacultyofArts
andSciences,HarvardUniversity,Cambridge,MA.Includes:StandardsandExpectationsinAcademicLife:academic
honesty,misuseofsources,distinguishwhatistrulyyoursinthework.

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AntiPlagiarismStrategiesforResearchPapersbyProfessorRobertA.Harris,VanguardUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.
AvoidingPlagiarismfromHamiltonCollege,Clinton,NY."Plagiarismisaformoffraud.Youplagiarizeifyoupresent
otherwriters'wordsorideasasyourown."
AvoidingPlagiarism.HandoutfromPurdueUniversityOnlineWritingLab(OWL),WestLafayette,IN.Seealso:Writinga
ResearchPaper:Plagiarism,Paraphrase:WriteItinYourOwnWords,Quoting,Paraphrasing,andSummarizing.
Note:InviewofthehugenumberofTermPapersitespoppingupfasterthanyoucanimagineontheInternet,itisnearly
impossibleforteacherstochecktheWWWforsignsofplagiarism.Teachersmayneedtoseekalternatemethodstoprevent
andstopplagiarism.
Cheatsarehavingafielddayoncampus."Whenaquarterofstudentsplagiarise,universitiesneedtostarttakingtougher
action,"saysFrankFuredi,ProfessorofSociology,UniversityofKent,Canterbury,Kent,UK.

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Furtherinformationoncopyrightandplagiarism
CopyrightandFairUsefromStanfordUniversityLibraries.Contents:CopyrightFAQs,FairUse,ThePublicDomain,
IntroductiontothePermissionsProcess,WebsitePermissions,AcademicandEducationalPermissions,Releases,and
CopyrightResearch.
CopyrightIssuesontheWeb2.WhatIsPlagiarism?ByKristinaPfaffHarris,UniversityofNevada,Reno,NV.
ElectronicPlagiarismSeminar.Topicscoveredinclude:PreventingPlagiarism,DetectingPlagiarism,Plagiarism
DetectionSites,PoliciesandProcedures(byGretchenE.Pearson,FalconeLibrary,LeMoyneCollege,Syracuse,NY).
Ethics101:Cheating,Plagiarism,SiteEvaluation,CopyrightandYourStudents.SitesgatheredbyPattiTjomsland,Media
Specialist,MarkMorrisHighSchool,Longview,WA.
EVE.EssayVerificationEnginetracksdownInternetsourcesofplagiarism.Freedownloadfortrialversion.
FocusonEthicsCanCurbCheating,CollegesFindbyKennethR.Weiss,TimesEducationWriter.
HowNottoPlagiarizefromUniversityofToronto.
MyDropBox.comusesleadingtechnologytodetectandpreventcasesofInternetplagiarism.
TheNewPlagiarism:SevenAntidotestoPreventHighwayRobberyinanElectronicAgebyJamieMcKenzie,Editorof
FromNowOnTheEducationalTechnologyJournal.
PlagiarismfromAussieEducator.Definitionofplagiarism,Cheatsites,andHelpwithprevention.
Plagiarism.OneoftheWeb'slargestcollectionofPlagiarismsites.LinksselectedandannotatedbySharonStoerger,MLS,
MBA.Sitesaregroupedbycategories:Articles,Copyright&IntellectualFreedom,ForInstructors,ForStudents,Plagiarism
CaseStudies,PlagiarismDetectionTools,TermPaperSites,Examples,plusAdditionalPlagiarismandEthicsResources.
PlagiarismandtheWebbyBruceLeland,WesternIllinoisUniversity,Macomb,IL.
Plagiarism.com.GlattPlagiarismServices.Atutorialsoftwareprogramdesignedtoteachstudentsaboutplagiarism,how
toavoidit,andhowtodetectitintheirwriting.
PlagiarisminCollegesinUSAbyDr.RonaldB.Standler,AttorneyinMassachusetts.Plagiarismviewedfromalegal
perspective.Citesplagiarismcases,andfindsthatineveryplagiarismcaseinvolvingastudentoraprofessorthecourt
upheldthepunishmentimposedbythecollege.
Plagiarism.org.PromotesTurnitin.comasoftwarethataimstoputastoptodigitalplagiarism.Providesinformationon

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Internetplagiarismand"cheatsites"online.
PlagiarismPolicyfromDepartmentofSociology,AnthropologyandCriminalJusticeatRutgers,TheStateUniversityof
NewJersey,Camden,NJ.
PlagiarismThread.ReviewbyWilliamMarshofNationalUniversity,SanDiego.Topicsinclude:GuardingAgainst/
AvoidingPlagiarismAssessment&ResponseCultural,Economicand/orEducationalBackgroundsofStudents
Pedagogical,AestheticandEthicalValuesunderlyingPlagiarismCopyrightViolation&Plagiarism.
Plagiarism:WhatItisandHowtoRecognizeandAvoidItfromWritingTutorialServices,IndianaUniversity,
Bloomington,IN.Contents:WhatisPlagiarismandWhyisitImportant?HowCanStudentsAvoidPlagiarism?Howto
RecognizeUnacceptableandAcceptableParaphrases.PlagiarismandtheWorldWideWeb.StrategiesforAvoiding
Plagiarism.
StudentPlagiarisminanOnlineWorldbyJulieJ.C.H.Ryan,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity.Topicscovered:Abusing
ElectronicMedia,ToCatchaPlagiarist,PlagiarismFightingTools,andWhyCheatingStillMatters.
Synthesis:UsingtheWorkofOthersfromUniversityofMaineatFarmingtonWritingCenter/MantorLibraryAnti
PlagiarismWebsite.
Turnitin.com.Aimstoputastoptodigitalplagiarism.OriginalityReportsdeterminewhetheranyhomeworkassignment,
essay,orresearchpaperhasbeencopiedorparaphrasedfromtheInternet.
UnderstandingPlagiarismfromIndianaUniversity,Bloomington,IN.WhatIsPlagiarismatIndianaUniversity?Ashort
quizwithimmediatefeedback,andHowtoRecognizePlagiarism.
WhatCanWeDotoCurbStudentCheating?ArticlebySharonCromwell,EducationWorld.
WhatIsPlagiarism?fromGeorgetownUniversity,Washington,DC.

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