Plagiarism activity

BIBLIOGRAPHY

A list of sources used in preparing a work

Common knowledge

Information that is readily available from a number of sources or so well-known that its sources do not have to be cited.

Public Domain

The absence of copyright protection; belonging to the public so that anyone may copy or borrow from it.

Quotation

Using words from another source.

Footnote

Notes at the bottom of a paper acknowledging sources or providing additional references or information.

Fair use

The guidelines for deciding whether the use of a source is permissible or constitutes a copyright infringement.

Copyright

A law protecting the intellectual property of individuals, giving them exclusive rights over the distribution and reproduction of that material.

Paraphrase

A restatement of a text or passage in other words. It is extremely important to note that changing a few words from an original source does NOT qualify as paraphrasing. A paraphrase must make significant changes in the style and voice of the original while retaining the essential ideas. If you change the ideas, then you are not paraphrasing -- you are misrepresenting the ideas of the original, which could lead to serious trouble.

Self plagiarism

Copying material you have previously produced and passing it off as a new production. This can potentially violate copyright protection if the work has been published and is banned by most academic policies

Facts

Knowledge or information based on real, observable occurrences. Just because something is a fact does not mean it is not the result of original thought, analysis, or research. Facts can be considered intellectual property as well. If you discover a fact that is not widely known nor readily found in several other places, you should cite the source.

Original

Not derived from anything else, new and unique Markedly departing from previous practice The first, preceding all others in time The source from which copies are made

Endnotes

Notes at the end of a paper acknowledging sources and providing additional references or information.

ATTRIBUTION

The acknowledgement that something came from another source. The following sentence properly attributes an idea to its original author:

Plagiarism

The reproduction or appropriation of someone else's work without proper attribution; passing off as one's own the work of someone else

Intellectual property

product of the intellect, such as an expressed idea or concept, that has commercial value.

CITATION

short, formal indication of the source of information or quoted material. The act of quoting material or the material quoted. See our section on citation styles for more information.

Cite

to indicate a source of information or quoted material in a short, formal note. to quote to ascribe something to a source. See our section on citation styles for more information.