Exercise & Nutrition Sciences: Avoiding Plagiarism

Great tutorial from Indiana University on how to avoid plagiarism in your writing. Provides word-for-word and paraphrasing plagiarism examples, practice areas with feedback, and a test with feedback and completion certificate.

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This site is designed to help educators and students develop a better sense of what plagiarism means in the information age, and to teach the planning, organizational, and citation skills essential for producing quality writing and research.

Resources created by Duke University on plagiarism.

GW Writing Center can provide tips on common issues writers face when trying to avoid plagiarism.

Overview of copyright and fair use from the Stanford University Libraries.

American Library Association resource page on copyright.

Complete text of the U.S. Copyright Law from The United States Copyright Office.