Plagiarism 

Test your plagiarism savvy, or learn more about what it is, why it's a problem, and how you can avoid it.

• The Plagiarism Court: You Be the Judge
• Plagiarism Movie
• What is Plagiarism?

Anne Arundel Community College’s Academic Integrity Policy (PDF) defines plagiarism as “the unacknowledged adoption or reproduction of ideas, words or statements of another person, including classroom peers.”

In addition to explaining plagiarism and its consequences, these links contain examples of plagiarized text and provide suggestions for correctly paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting sources:

• Plagiarism: How to Define It, Recognize It, and Avoid Doing It
• How to Avoid Plagiarism
• Is It Plagiarism Yet?

What do your instructors know about plagiarism?  They can use these and other fee-based, commercial resources to detect and identify plagiarized writing and papers bought on the Web. The following detection sites also include free information and/or articles about preventing plagiarism:

• Turnitin.com (this product is available to all AACC faculty through a campuswide subscription)
• MOSS

If we can further assist you in your search for information, please drop by the reference desk or contact reference staff by phone at 410-777-2456 or by email at refdesk@aacc.edu.

MLA-style and APA-style guidelines have changed recently, especially for citing sources accessed electronically.  For the most up-to-date information about how to cite sources correctly, visit these pages:

• MLA
• APA

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