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Plagiarism is defined as an act or instance of stealing and passing off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own; using without crediting the source [Merriam-Webster Online].

For more information, the UNM Pathfinder describes the University's "Policy on Academic Dishonesty", including the University definition of what constitutes academic dishonesty.

You Quote It! You Note It! - A great online tutorial on plagiarism from Vaughan Memorial Library, Acadia University. (click Restart to start)

Copyright is another important issue (especially with our continuing reliance on the Internet). The following Web sites can give you more information on copyright.
U.S. Copyright Office (Library of Congress)
Copyright & Fair Use (Stanford University Library)
Copyright Clearance Center