One plagiarizes when one presents another’s work as one’s own. It is a form of intellectual theft. The handbook below was developed to help students understand and avoid this problem. See also the Academic Misconduct section in the Student Handbook on the Students dashboard.
Remember to always review and revise autogenerated citations!
MLA, APA, and Chicago formats are supported by these free, recommended tools:
When searching the Flaxman Library's resources, there are often built in tools that can create a citation for you. It is beneficial to look for autogenerated citation options when you find articles or media inside individual databases (like JSTOR). Alternatively, if you're using the library search, you can autogenerate citations for any items you find using the quote icon attached to each record (see graphic below).
