Plagiarism is...

"The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own."
(The New Oxford American Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 2001)

Using the definition above on this web site is not plagiarism because:

1. The definition is in quotes.
2. The source of the quote is given.

College of the Atlantic's Policy

The COA handbook states: "By enrolling in an academic institution, a student is subscribing to common standards of academic honesty. Any cheating, plagiarism, falsifying or fabricating of data is a breach of such standards. A student must make it his or her responsibility to not use words or works of others without proper acknowledgment. Plagiarism is unacceptable..."

The Consequences of Plagiarism at COA

Two violations of academic integrity are grounds for dismissal from the college.

Thorndike Library Books

• Perspectives on plagiarism and intellectual property in a postmodern world PN 167 .P47 1999
• MLA handbook for writers of research papers REF LB 2369 .G53 2003
• Critical issues in electronic media N 6494 .V53 C75 1995
  

Web Resources

Avoiding Plagiarism, Purdue University

Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It, Indiana University

Plagiarism, The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Plagiarism.org