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Avoiding Plagiarism: Practical Strategies
Duke University Libraries, Emily Werrell
Plagiarism can often unintentionally result from careless research and note-taking.  This site provides advice on how to plan and organize your research project so that you can avoid careless errors in documentation.

How not to Plagiarize
University of Toronto, Dr. Margaret Procter
Here's an easy to read FAQ that addresses many of the questions students have about the ways that plagiarism can actually occur.

Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
Indiana University
Examples of acceptable and unacceptable paraphrasing help clarify how to use information from another text without getting into trouble.

Avoiding Plagiarism
Maricopa Community College
This site outlines and provides examples of common ways plagiarism can happen.  Included is a self-test on using other texts without plagiarizing.

Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship

University of Southern California
These guidelines provide tips and clarify often confusing issues, like the concept of "common knowledge" - includes examples.