Plagiarism Resources
Definition of plagiarism
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According to the Honor Code at Wofford College (2006-2007), plagiarism is defined as:
- the verbatim repetition, without acknowledgement, of the writings of another author
- borrowing without acknowledging the source
- paraphrasing the thoughts of another writer without acknowledgement
- allowing any other person or organization to prepare work which one then submits as his/her own.
Remember, plagiarism is a concept and therefore a particular act may be defined differently by different people. Each faculty member defines individual acts differently. Find out what your professor accepts as collaborative work and what he or she defines as plagiarism.
Professor Clayton Whisnant has prepared a summary of issues related to plagiarism and the Wofford Honor Code called "Living By the Wofford Honor Code."
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Other types of academic dishonesty
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The handbook defines other types of academic dishonesty.
- Any conduct during an academic course which involves the unauthorized use of information obtained by any means.
- The buying, selling, or theft of any assignment, examination, or quiz prior to its administration.
- The unauthorized use of any electronic or mechanical device during any academic course.
- The unauthorized collaboration on any test, assignment, or project.
- Preparing any assignment for another to submit as his own.
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The Internet
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| Information--including articles, illustrations, photographs, music, and video--are the intellectual property of the producer of the material. This may be the author or publisher.
However, in relation to your class, all materials obtained through the Internet have the same protection as any print material. This means that all material you use, whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased, must be cited. Find out from your professor which format he or she wishes for you to use. There are several sites on the web that provide guides for electronic citations.
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Citation guides
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| NOTE: Print copies of all major style guides are available at the Reference Desk. The print version usually has a more complete description of what you need to do and why, and often covers special cases and sources that websites like the following do not.
General
Citing Sources--a list of resources prepared by Duke University libraries. Detailed examples of all major style guides (MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, etc.).
Electronic sources
University of Columbia Press--Provides examples and comparisons of citations in MLA, Chicago (Turbian) and APA forms.
Maurice Crouse of the University of Memphis--Updates the citation form developed by the University of Chicago and Turabian. Used primarily for citations in History.
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Further information about plagiarism
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| For Students |
| Purdue University's OWL has an excellent description of plagiarism, including the tensions between the need for original work and the requirement to provide background based work by other scholars. Includes a distinction between inadvertent plagiarism and intentional plagiarism, providing suggestions for ways to avoid both.
Writing Tutorial Services at Indiana University Bloomington includes examples of appropriate and inappropriate paraphrasing of material, how to integrate quotations within a paraphrased section, and how to cite material in the text using MLA format.
Preventing Plagiarism provides to links on the Internet categorized by subject or audience. Includes links to software and websites that ferret out plagiarized papers. |
| For Faculty Members |
| Guide to Plagiarism and Cyber-Plagiarism is an excellent site hosted by the library at the University of Alberta. Includes 2 sections. One is for faculty members about recognizing and teaching about plagiarism. The second is for students, describing the meaning and abuses of plagiarism. Includes a description of how and why students plagiarize and how to combat the different types.
Plagiarism and the Web is an article about the inappropriate use of electronic resources and the Internet by students. Provides guidelines for recognizing plagiarized sections of papers and ways to structure assignments that encourage academic honesty. Includes links to other articles about plagiarism and academic integrity.
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