Any time you use another source’s information, you must give credit to that source.

• Academic integrity is about giving credit to the original authors of information that you replicate or use.
• Plagiarism occurs if you do not give credit to the original authors of a source.   

Plagiarism is not always intentional. Citing your sources properly and completely is essential to avoiding unintentional plagiarism. Any time you use information that is not originally yours, even if you are paraphrasing information from sources (see more information on strong paraphrasing on our website), you must include an in-text citation.

Additional Resources:

• If you are new to citations, take a look at some examples of in-text citations.    
• Read the blog post "Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism" to learn why citing sources is necessary.
• The Plagiarism Prevention Modules review different types of plagiarism and how to avoid it.