1. PLAGIARISM
THE DANGERS OF CUT AND PASTE

2. WHAT IS
PLAGIARISM?

3. plagiarize (or plagiarise)
v. take (the work or an idea of someone else)
and pass it off as one's own.
Plagiarize v. (2008). In The Concise Oxford English Dictionary (12th ed.). 2008. Retrieved from
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t23.e43211

4. THIS INCLUDES:
Words (from books, articles, websites, etc.)
Images
Data Sets
Charts and Graphs
Audio Recordings
Video Recordings

5. WHAT ISN’T
PLAGIARISM?

6. Your opinion
Common knowledge
Accepted factual information
Things you personally observe and record
Personal experiences

7. WHAT HAPPENS
IF I PLAGIARIZE?

8. “Such activity may result in
failure of a specific assignment,
an entire course, or, if flagrant,
dismissal from Grand Valley.”
Grand Valley State University. (2010). Plagiarism. Retrieved from
http://catalog.gvsu.edu/content.php?catoid=10&navoid=362#AcademicHonest

9. HOW DO I MAKE SURE
I DON’T PLAGIARIZE?

10. Take good notes about your sources
when researching.
Look at what kind of information a
citation usually needs.
If you you are unsure if you need to cite
something, cite it. (or ask your librarian!)

11. WHAT CITATION
STYLE SHOULD I USE?

12. MLA
Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, & the Arts)
APA
Social Sciences (not all)
Education
Nursing
Psychology
CHICAGO/TURABIAN
History
American Medical Association (AMA)
Health Professions (except Nursing)
The sciences have their own specific styles.

13. STILL NOT SURE WHICH STYLE TO USE?
ASK YOUR PROFESSOR!

14. QUESTIONS?
ASK YOUR
LIBRARIAN
www.gvsu.edu/library
OR VISIT THE WRITING CENTER

15. OR CHECK OUT
YOUR DEPARTMENT’S
SUBJECT GUIDE
libguides.gvsu.edu

16. CREDITS
slide one http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluesquarething/4099239718/sizes/o/in/photostream/