How to not plagiarize
Here are some tips to help you avoid plagiarism:
- Start your research early (ask for librarian help to find reliable sources)
- Learn how to paraphrase (see here for details)
- Don't copy and paste from other sources
- Cite while you write, don't wait!
- Use Turnitin Draft Coach (see Writing Help)
- Ask the BELL or a librarian to help check your references
Any time you use ideas, words, images - ANYTHING that comes from someone else - you must give credit by citing the original creator to avoid plagiarism.
Citing includes both an in-text citation at the time you use the information AND a reference entry at the end of your paper/project.
Explore some of the main differences between our expectations and the expectations of other countries below:
