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Understanding Plagiarism

This online tutorial covers what plagiarism is, lists best practices concerning when to directly cite and how to paraphrase, includes critical thinking examples of good/poor paraphrasing and direct citing, and provides Butler Student Handbook information on plagiarism.

For Butler faculty to utilize the tutorial with its accompanying quiz in their classes, please contact Jeff McGregor, Butler's Blackboard Administrator, to have the tutorial and quiz embedded in the Blackboard environment for the particular course. Jeff's contact information is: 940-8810, jomcgre1@butler.edu.

If you have questions about the tutorial's content, contact:  Sally Neal, Associate Dean for Public Services, Butler Libraries,sneal@butler.edu
940-9940.

To launch the Understanding Plagiarism tutorial, click here.