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Avoiding Plagiarism for Students

Writing Support

The UWSC provides one-to-one support tailored to the individual writing needs of the student. You can schedule appointments in advance using our Bookings calendar or you can drop in both physically and virtually. Virtual support is provided using the Zoom platform.

What is plagiarism?

According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online, the meaning of the word plagiarize is:

"To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own: use
(another's production) without crediting the source."

License

The template for this guide was created by Kimbel A. May at St. Philip's College.  Additional information and resources were shared by Patricia Kirkwood at the University of Arkansas and Lori Mardis at Northwest Missouri State.

Other resources were selected by Brittney Goodman and Stacy Voeller at Minnesota State University Moorhead's Livingston Lord Library.

You may reproduce any part of it for noncommercial purposes as long as credit is included. 

Professor, Writing Director & Student Success Librarian

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Stacy Voeller
Contact:
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Office (218) 477-2348
Subjects: Paralegal