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STARquest I:
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STARquest I

1. Getting Started
2. Research Sources
3. Call Numbers
4. Library Catalog
5. Books
6. Periodicals
7. Databases/Indexes
8. Locations at ODU
9. How to Cite
10. Ethics
11. Further Help

STARquest II
STARquest Evaluation

10a. What is plagiarism?

Plagiarism

MLA (Modern Language Association) defines it this way:

"To use another person's ideas or expressions in your writing without acknowledging the source is to plagiarize. Plagiarism, then, constitutes intellectual theft and often carries severe penalties, ranging from failure in a course to expulsion from school."
[MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 4th ed. p. 26]

APA (American Psychological Association) interprets it:

"An author does not present the work of another as if it were his or her own work. This can extend to ideas as well as written words."
[Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 4th ed. p. 294]

For further information contact Cynthia Wright Swaine (cswaine@odu.edu) or Elizabeth Hogue (ehogue@odu.edu)
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