Plagiarism is representing someone else's ideas, writing or other intellectual property as your own, and is another form of academic dishonesty.
Any use of the work of others, whether published, unpublished or posted electronically (e.g., on web sites), attributed or anonymous, must include proper acknowledgement.
For example, this entire guide was adapted from the University of Alaska, Anchorage's own Academic Integrity tutorial. Our Library Staff acquired permission from its authors to reproduce their guide and edit it to suit our needs. Because this information was not all produced at VCSU, we attribute the authorship of this content to the good people at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Had we not done this, we would be guilty of plagiarism ourselves.
You may also want to watch the 7.31 minute "Quick Guide to Plagiarism" video on this page. The video was created by Cape Fear Community College, August 25, 2009.