Crediting Others in Papers — 11 FAQ's

 


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Do I need to use quotation marks and/or provide a citation if I use . . .
1. . . . someone else's thoughts or ideas, but not their words?
2. . . . wording that is close to the author's, but not exactly the same?
3. . . . someone else's exact words?
4. . . . words or ideas from an assigned reading for the course?
5. . . . words or ideas from my professor or from a class discussion?
6. . . . words or ideas from a website?
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Do I still use quotation marks if the passage I am quoting is more than two lines of text?

8. What is the purpose of these conventions?
9. Is it plagiarism if I don't follow these conventions?  What are the penalties for plagiarism?  What if the plagiarism was unintentional?
10. How do I provide citations?
11. When should I use direct quotation, and when should I express another person's ideas in my own words?

© 2000 Walter Edelberg