IELP Library Guide for Student Research: Avoid Plagiarism

When you present someone else's work or ideas as your own, that is plagiarism, whether accidental or intentional. Plagiarism is taken seriously as a form of academic misconduct. Citations are an essential part of your paper or presentation.

Plagiarism can be:

• Copying someone's words without giving them credit;
• Using someone's ideas or concepts without giving them credit;
• Misrepresenting someone's ideas or concepts;
• Copying images or music without permission or without proper attribution;
• Citing incorrectly by citing the wrong source or having incomplete or inaccurate citations;
• Failing to acknowledge the contribution of others in work produced collaboratively.

Check your assignment for the required citation style before writing your references and endnotes.