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What is the definition of plagiarism?
What is the definition of plagiarism?
Which source is considered professional literature composed by experts or scholars of a specific field?
Which source is considered professional literature composed by experts or scholars of a specific field?
What is needed for the acknowledgement of the original source of the information used?
What is needed for the acknowledgement of the original source of the information used?
Which source is the most common and often most reliable source of information?
Which source is the most common and often most reliable source of information?
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What type of source mainly includes popular magazines and news sources like newspapers?
What type of source mainly includes popular magazines and news sources like newspapers?
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What is the term for putting an exact or word-by-word copy of the original author’s words?
What is the term for putting an exact or word-by-word copy of the original author’s words?
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Where can a wide variety of sources be found, including self-publishing mediums?
Where can a wide variety of sources be found, including self-publishing mediums?
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What is defined as using a source without giving credit?
What is defined as using a source without giving credit?
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What type of source mainly includes popular magazines and news sources like newspapers?
What type of source mainly includes popular magazines and news sources like newspapers?
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What is needed for the ethical use of information to acknowledge the original source of the information used?
What is needed for the ethical use of information to acknowledge the original source of the information used?
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Study Notes
Understanding Plagiarism and Sources
- Plagiarism is defined as using a source without giving credit.
Types of Sources
- Professional literature is composed by experts or scholars of a specific field.
- The most common and often most reliable source of information is academic journals.
Acknowledging Sources
- Proper acknowledgement of the original source of the information used is needed for ethical use of information.
- Acknowledging sources involves giving credit to the original author or creator of the information.
Quoting and Paraphrasing
- Quoting involves putting an exact or word-for-word copy of the original author's words.
- Paraphrasing is restating someone else's ideas in one's own words.
Finding Sources
- A wide variety of sources can be found in libraries, including self-publishing mediums.
Popular Sources
- Popular sources mainly include popular magazines and news sources like newspapers.
- Examples of popular sources include news articles, blogs, and opinion pieces.
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Test your knowledge of media and information literacy with this quiz. Explore topics such as information literacy, types of media, data, information, knowledge, validity, reliability, completeness, accuracy, timeliness, relevance, and accessing information from sources like books and scholarly articles.
