Plagiarism Prevention

This page comes from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL). It provides examples and directions for paraphrasing properly. In addition, it links to a page of exercises for practicing paraphrasing and a page on quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing. There are printer-friendly and PDF versions available on this page.

This series of web pages from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center, provides a simple explanation of plagiarism and focuses on directions to successfully quote and paraphrase in your writing.

This commercial site is designed to help educators and students develop a better sense of what plagiarism means and to teach the planning, organizational, and citation skills essential for producing quality writing and research. Although this site is affiliated with various products including Turnitin.com (FIU has a license) there is a great deal of useful information in this extensive module.

This web page from The Writing Place at Northwestern University provides tips for avoiding accidental plagiarism.

This web page from Indiana University provides examples of correct and incorrect paraphrasing with commentary.

This guide will help you understand what Visual Plagiarism is and how to avoid it. Visual Plagiarism can also be known as Art Theft. When one uses either term, they are referring to the taking of someone else's artwork or design and claiming it as one's own. This can include artwork like drawing, painting, sculpture, and photography, as well as advertisements, logos, brand names, and other visual imagery.​ Additionally, you will learn about the grey areas in design known as pastiche, homage, and parody in regard to another’s creative visual material, as well as the ethical and legal implications. This guide comes from Mississippi State University.