Writing/Publishing: Copyright, Plagiarism, and Paraphrasing

Purdue University Writing Lab's brief, clear flow chart of decision-making about whether or not a source should be cited.

26 simple "rules" (more like ideas about crediting sources and plagiarism) from the US Dept. of Health & Human Services.

Fun video in Norwegian with English subtitles.

First in series of 3 short videos from Rutgers University library defining what is and what is not plagiarism.

2nd in Rutgers University library series of fun videos with student talking through her thoughts on when she does and doesn't need to cite her sources. Probably the most useful of the 3 although not as quirky as the 3rd video in the series.

3rd and quirkiest of 3 videos from Rutgers University Library system. Mock game show on the need for citations.

Indiana University's overview of paraphrasing as a method of avoiding allegations of plagiarism and introduction to insufficient and sufficient paraphrasing.

You paraphrase original statements, then read Answers page for models to compare your paraphrases to.

Web page with examples and brief explanations from Rasmussen College

"Slider" that makes answering that question easy, even fun! Requires Macromedia Flash Player.

Addendum for publication contract that you can use to negotiate with your journal or book publisher to retain some of your rights as (co-)author.