Avoiding Plagiarism and Citing Sources

When thinking about plagiarism, there are several important ideas to keep in mind:

• Plagiarism can be the uncredited use of the words of another author.
• Plagiarism can be the uncredited use of the ideas of another author.
• Plagiarism can be the result of reusing your own work for an assignment.
• Plagiarism can be the result of forgetting an appropriate citation.
• Plagiarism can be the result of crafting a citation incorrectly.