AVOIDING PLAGIARISM

• Academic Integrity and Plagiarism, Brandeis University -- Several examples of properly and improperly paraphrased passages with comments explaining each as an example of plagiarism.
• Avoiding Plagiarism, Purdue University Online Writing Lab -- Excellent site which includes a guide for choosing when to give credit, how to protect yourself from accidental plagiarism, and a discussion about common knowledge.
• Avoiding Plagiarism, The Writing Place, Northwestern University -- Includes a discussion of why students should worry about plagiarism, accidental plagiarism, examples of plagiarism, and tips for avoiding it.
• Plagiarism, What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It, Indiana University Writing Tutorial Services -- A guide for students including strategies for avoiding plagiarism, examples of acceptable and unacceptable paraphrases and what constitutes common knowledge.
• Plagiarism, Writing Program, Northwestern University -- Many examples and guidelines for using paraphrased and adapted material, including charts, class lecture notes, debatable facts, unusual facts.