Plagiarism

Avoiding plagiarism is an essential aspect of abiding by academic integrity, and the JKM Library is here to support you in making sure you cite and credit your sources properly for your papers and projects.  To assist you in this, the JKM Library provides access to the following resources.  If you are not sure which to use, or how to use them, please consult your professors and/or the JKM staff.

• Chicago Manual of Style Online (18th Edition)
• Turabian: A Manual for Writers – Citation Quick Guide (at CMOS Online)
• The SBL Handbook of Style

McCormick and LSTC each have their own interpretations of what constitutes academic integrity and plagiarism.  For more information, please consult your school's policies.

• McCormick Academic Catalog 2024-25 (see Faculty Policy on Proper Use of Sources & Faculty Procedure for Dealing with Misuse of Sources and Plagiarism, pp. 43-47)
• LSTC Student Handbook 2023-24 (see Section 4 - Academic Integrity, pp. 29-31)

Finally, the websites below provide further information on academic plagiarism and how to avoid it.

• Plagiarism (Cooperating Libraries in Consortium)
• Plagiarism tutorial (University Libraries, The University of Southern Mississippi)
• How to recognize plagiarism: tutorials and tests (Indiana University, Bloomington)