Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the act of using another's words or ideas without crediting them.  

From Plagiarism.org:

"All of the following are considered plagiarism:

• turning in someone else's work as your own
• copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
• failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
• giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
• changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
• copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not..."

To avoid plagiarism visit the following sources:

Citation and Plagiarism - Interactive tutorial with quiz from Western Michigan University

Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid it - Indiana University

Plagiarism.org - Online service for preventing plagiarism, deterring scholarly dishonesty and cheating, and raising academic ethics.

SSCC Guide to Copyright - Information about copyright compiled by SSCC libraries.

Also, see the Shelton State LibWiki Citation page.