MPS Writing & Research

Plagiarism is the use of another's words and ideas without giving proper credit.

Academic Integrity requires writers to document accurately the ideas of other people used in the creation of their original work.

Most cases of plagiarism are unintentional and due to mistakes or misunderstandings. 

It is imperative to make clear which components are your original words & ideas and which derive from other sources. This includes published and unpublished sources, such as personal communication and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.

Avoid plagiarism by citing sources correctly and accurately. Use this APA Citation Style guide.

Omnivore, Google Scholar and most library databases will generate citations for sources.

• Search to find books or articles
• Click the CITE button
• Select a Citation Style
• Copy & paste or export
• Proofread.

Easily generate and copy a citation with the CITE button in Omnivore  

• Submitting another’s work as your own.
   
• Copying or rephrasing another’s work without citation.
   
• Using words, ideas or arguments from other sources as your own and not acknowledging the source. This includes published and unpublished sources, such as personal communication and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.
   
• Using a paper you wrote previously and resubmitting for another class (self-plagiarism)

• When quoting text directly from a source.
   
• When you reword or paraphrase sentences or phrases from a source.
   
• When summarizing a particular idea or argument.
   
• When using facts, data, or information from a source.
   
• When using information or text written by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool, such as, ChatGPT.
   
• If you are unsure, check with your instructor.

Common knowledge is factual information that is widely known and accepted and does not need to be cited.

• Abraham Lincoln was the 16^th president.
• The sky is blue.
• Broccoli is a vegetable.

Common knowledge can vary by your field of study.  What a science major knows as common knowledge may not be familiar to a business major.  Check with your instructor if you are unsure of whether or not something is truly common knowledge.

If you want to use the following original source information from Harold McGee’s On Food and Cooking, page 15:

Milk has been especially valued for two nutritional characteristics: its richness in calcium and both the quantity and quality of its protein.  Recent research has raised some fascinating questions about each of these.

To quote it directly:

“Milk has been especially valued for two nutritional characteristics: its richness in calcium and both the quantity and quality of its protein.  Recent research has raised some fascinating questions about each of these" (McGee 15).

This quote is cited using MLA style. The citation will lead the reader to the original source on the works cited page.

If you want to use the following original source information from Harold McGee’s On Food and Cooking, page 15:

Milk has been especially valued for two nutritional characteristics: its richness in calcium and both the quantity and quality of its protein.  Recent research has raised some fascinating questions about each of these.

To rephrase it:

Historically, milk has been prized for two nutritional properties: an abundance of calcium and the amount and quality of its protein although recent research raises some intriguing questions about both of these claims. (McGee 15)

This citation will lead the reader to the original source on the works cited page (MLA style).

Ask a Librarian for help to cite your sources correctly and avoid plagiarism.

Library Databases, which are used to find articles, also provide tools to create citations. When looking at the document page, click cite to generate a citation in various styles. Always consult with your instructor if you need to double-check the citation against the official style guide.

Online Resources to help with creating citations and organizing your references/bibliography:

For assistance contact Sonia Lisboa-Ochoa, Reference Librarian, raven.fonfa@culinary.edu

(CIACares and Learning Commons Tutors are available for Hyde Park Campus undergraduate students.)