Avoiding Plagiariarism_January2009

Avoiding Plagiarism How to use MLA Style Guidelines to Cite Your Sources Jill Robinson, Librarian Learning Resource Center ITT Technical Institute – Morrisville, NC January 2009

How do you define plagiarism? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How ITT Tech defines Plagiarism: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why use outside sources in the first place? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.

Plagiarism can come in many forms… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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To cite or not to cite? Take the Quiz: www.infolit4techstudents.pbwiki.com/Citation-Quiz ,[object Object],[object Object],Use a set of style guidelines, such as those offered by the MLA (Modern Language Association) to correctly cite your sources. This presentation offers advice on writing using MLA Style.

Steps for Avoiding Plagiarism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

STEP 1: Integrating Outside Sources into your Work ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

STEP 2a: Pause to give credit to the original author ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 2b: Creating In-Text (parenthetical) Citations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],After using any borrowed information, enter a single space, then the author’s last name (or the title if there is no author) and page number in parentheses.

STEP 3: Creating a Works Cited List (aka bibliography) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

See an example MLA Works Cited page here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/14

Citing Websites ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Online (electronic) or Print? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resources You Should Use! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Resources in the LRC ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Practice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

More Practice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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