How to avoid plagiarism

By Kate Moss, Ph.D, Doctoral Lecturer and Full-time Faculty, General Education & BA in Liberal Studies 
Writing Fellows (WAC) and Tutoring Coordinator

• Plagiarism: What it is and How to Recognize it and Avoid it (Indiana University Writing Guide). While not part of the IU tutorial, this source offers examples of improper paraphrasing and ways to avoid plagiarism when using sources.
• If you did not get to attend the CUNY SPS Writing Fellows’ webinar in person this semester, review the six part recording of “How to Find, Use, and Cite Sources in APA Style” from 2022-23 CUNY SPS Writing Fellows Ibtisam Ammouri and Miranda Hajduk below or on YouTube. This popular webinar is offered at SPS every semester. You can click the individual links to watch just one segment, or click the embedded video below to watch the full sequence, which is about 42 minutes.
  • Part 1: Why Cite? (Miranda Hajduk)
  • Part 2: Citation Style Guides (Miranda Hajduk)
  • Part 3: Where to Find Sources (Miranda Hajduk)
  • Part 4: In-text Citations (Ibtisam Ammouri)
  • Part 5: References (Ibtisam Ammouri)
  • Part 6: Reference Page Formatting (Ibtisam Ammouri)

Note that if you click the embedded video below, the six parts will play one after the other, so be sure and stick around for the entire presentation.[Embedded YouTube video]