How to Prevent Plagiarism
Plagiarism can be deliberate or inadvertent. In the latter case, the fault usually lies with sloppy organization and note-taking. Many students lose track of the source of the notes that they have taken, and eventually come to believe that they are original ideas.
Whether or not you mean to plagiarize is ultimately irrelevant.
If you use the ideas or words of another as your own, it is a violation of the St. Andrew’s Honor Code.
When you are doing research, record the names of the sources where you are deriving words, ideas or information. You should record the page number, website or other specific references to the place you got your information.
Refer to the Library page on the Research Process as soon as you receive a research assignment. Make sure you work through the process to define your task clearly and to specify the information you’ll need. If you carefully complete the steps on the Research Page, you should have a question that drives and organizes your research. If you are really stuck, talk to your teacher or any librarian for help.
Planning will help prevent panic as your deadline approaches. Break the task into small parts and assign yourself deadlines for each step.
Use your own ideas and words.
Practice is essential to learning. Each time you choose your words, order your thoughts, and convey your ideas, you can improve your writing.
Give credit for copied, adapted and paraphrased material.
If you repeat another’s exact words you MUST use quotation marks and cite the source. If you adapt a chart or paraphrase a sentence, you must still cite.
Avoid using others’ work with minor "cosmetic" changes.
Examples: Using "less" for "fewer", reversing the order of a sentence, changing terms in a computer code, or altering a layout. If the work is essentially the same, you must give credit.
Beware of "Common Knowledge".
You don’t have to cite "common knowledge", BUT the fact must really be common knowledge. That Abraham Lincoln was the U.S. President during the Civil War is common knowledge; that over 51,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in The Battle of Gettysburg [1] is not.
There are no freebies.
ALWAYS cite words, information, and ideas you use if they are new to you. No matter where you find it! Even if it’s in an encyclopedia or on the Internet, you MUST cite it.
WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE!
[1] "The Battle of Gettysburg: Aftermath," Gettysburg Convention & Visitor's Bureau, September 22, 1999,
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