Skip to Main Content
It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results.

Avoiding Plagiarism: Types of Plagiarism with Examples

This guide was created to explain plagiarism and also provide useful tips on how to avoid plagiarism.

Acknowledgement

The material presented here was compiled by Dean of Students Office at Bowdoin College and is used here under the terms of the Creative Commons license listed below.  That college acknowledges the use within their website of content from  Plagiarism Resource Site, a collaborative project originally funded by the Center for Educational Technology, Middlebury College and developed by Colby, Bates and Bowdoin Colleges. The CBB site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Creative Commons License/Copyright Statement