Research Guides: Library Research Tutorial: Adapted from Canvas Course: What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism Definitions

The Oxford English Dictionary gives the following definition for plagiarism:

noun: The action or practice of taking someone else's work, idea, etc., and passing it off as one's own; literary theft.¹

All of the following are considered forms of plagiarism, whether committed intentionally or accidentally:

Complete Plagiarism:
- Submitting another person's work as your own.
Direct Plagiarism (word-for-word):
- Copying another person's words without the use of quotation marks and without citing the source
Paraphrased Plagiarism:
- Abbreviating and/or rewording another person's ideas or words without citing the source
Self-Plagiarism:
- Submitting your own previous work to satisfy the requirements of another course. Some instructors may allow to use portions of previous work if you ask them ahead of time.