Plagiarism
What is plagiarism?
Just what is plagiarism is a complicated and at times troubling subject. . . . On May 22, 2003, the Board on Judicial Affairs, having at hand a number of sources concerning plagiarism (see below) and believing it would be helpful to adopt a statement on the subject, resolved as follows:
For purposes of the Stanford University Honor Code, plagiarism is defined as the use, without giving reasonable and appropriate credit to or acknowledging the author or source, of another person's original work, whether such work is made up of code, formulas, ideas, language, research, strategies, writing or other form(s).
In considering the subject of plagiarism for purposes of Stanford's Honor Code, it is also imperative to consult the
Intent/Reasonable Person Standard.
NOTE: when in doubt -- in the context of any particular course at Stanford -- about whether something is or is not plagiarism, ask the faculty member in charge.
Some other sources on plagiarism:
- Bedford/St. Martins: “Strategies for Teaching with Online Tools – Plagiarism” (last visited Jan. 2004).
- Council of Writing Program Administrators: “Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices” (last visited Jan. 2004).
- Dartmouth College: “Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement” (last visited Jan. 2004).
- Georgetown University: “What is Plagiarism?” (last visited Jan. 2004).
- U.S. Naval Academy History Department: “USNA Statement on Plagiarism” (last visited Jan. 2004).
- Northwestern University: “How to Avoid Plagiarism” (last visited Jan. 2004).
- Purdue University Online Writing Website: “Avoiding Plagiarism” (last visited Jan. 2004).
- University of California, Davis: “Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship” (last visited Jan. 2004).
NOTE ALSO: Stanford's Dept. of Computer Science utilizes MOSS (Measure Of Software Similarity), among other things, to detect software plagiarism. See Some examples of Honor Code/Fundamental Standard-related policy statements: the Honor Code statement of Stanford's Dept. of Computer Science.
Some resources for writing and citing in different disciplines:
- Purdue University Online Writing Website: “Resources for Documenting Sources” (last visited Aug. 2005).
- Duke University Libraries: “Style Manuals and Citation Guides” (last visited Aug. 2005).
- Bedford/St. Martins: “Citation Styles” (last visited Aug. 2005).
- Bedford/St. Martins: “Diana Hacker and Barbara Fister's Research and Documentation Online” (last visited Aug. 2005).
Some bibliographic software programs:
- Endnote (last visited Aug. 2005).
- ProCite (last visited Aug. 2005).
- Reference Manager (last visited Aug. 2005).
- RefWorks (last visited Aug. 2005).