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Research Help Guide: Plagiarism

This is an interactive guide to help students at McDowell Technical Community College. Included are resources for general research, history, and literary research as well as many sources for pictures that students can use freely without worry.

Avoiding Plagiarism

 

1. Plan Your Paper

2. Take Effective Notes

3.  Know How to Paraphrase

4.  Know When to Quote

5.  When in Doubt, Cite it!

Check out Purdue's OWL for tips!

Plagiarism 2.0 Video

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https://fod.infobase.com/p_ViewVideo.aspx?bc=0&xtid=43790

Plagiarism

 

 

GCFLearnfree.org. (2018, September 18). Avoiding Plagiarism [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzZsButRaHs.

Copyright

 

Covers:

  • Original works in fixed medium
  • Books
  • Music
  • Plays
  • Images

Doesn't Cover:

  • Facts
  • Government Documents
  • Ideas

Individual works are covered for the life of the author plus 70 years

Corporate works are covered for 95 year