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Avoiding Plagairism
What is Plagiarism?
- To steal and pass off the ideas, words or creation of someone else as your own.
- To use someone's work or creation without crediting the source.
Source: Merriam Webster Dictionary
Why is Avoiding Plagiarism Important?
Giving credit where it is due
- Sharing and using ideas is part of the academic process, but it is important to clearly distinguish between your own ideas & other people's ideas.
Maintaining academic integrity
- Using other people's work without permission or acknowledgement is considered cheating.
- For academic writing to be credible, you must be honest about the direct and indirect inspirations for your thoughts and ideas.
Providing evidence for your ideas
- Properly using other people's work to back up your own thoughts & ideas provides evidence for your research and allows others to build on your work.
What is a Citation Manager?
A citation manager is a software tool that helps you organize and manage your research sources, including journal articles, books, and other references. Citation managers can help you:
- Collect: Import files and organize them into a personal library
- Organize: Create an organization system, attach PDFs, and add notes to references
- Cite: Create citations from your library as you write, and insert them directly into your documents
- Share: Collaborate with others on manuscript writing, and share your resources with others
Citation Management Guides
For more information on how to use citation management software see the guides below:
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