What is plagiarism and how can you avoid doing it? Sometimes it is deliberate, but most of the time it is simply because you don't know when and how to cite a source. This short tutorial video defines plagiarism, in my own words and based on my own experience in information science, and outlines 5 easy steps for how to avoid it.
Plagiarism is any unauthorized use of parts or the whole of any work without giving proper credit to the original creator. Unethical copying of any work is considered theft, and therefore it takes away the originality and trustworthiness of the content.
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