Bibliography for a Book

Walford, J 2008, Forties fashion : from sirens suits to the new,

Thames & Hudson, London.

 Bibliography for a Website

Vaughan Memorial Library, 2009, You quote it, you note it!

Acadia University, viewed 24 April 2011,

<http://acadiaau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/>.
 Bibliography for a Journal

Hardy, M c2011, What is cool?, Frankie, issue no. 41,

March-April 2011, pp. 76-77.

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism comes from the C17th Latin word plagiarius which means
'kidnapper' + ism a Greek suffix, which turns an action noun into a verb.

PLAGIARISM is a form of theft. It is the unacknowledged use

or imitation of thoughts of another author and presenting them as one's own
original work.

Why be concerned?
It is an act of intellectual theft and is dishonest
It is unfair to you and others
And is ILLEGAL under the copyright Act 1968
 AVOIDING PLAGIARISM
What ever your source of information is you must cite it.

SOURCES
Internet: blogs, wiki’s, email groups, websites, online journals, online video’s. Even
public domain sites must be cited.
Pamphlets/advertisements
Books
Letters
Music: sheet, DVD, cassette tapes, records, live music
Personal interviews
Your brother or sisters university essay
Maps/illustrations/photographs/images/paintings No need to cite:
Quotations Own experiences
Maps When using common
Other’s ideas knowledge
Paraphrases, summaries
EXAMPLES OF PLAGIARISM

Deliberate plagiarism
Choosing not to acknowledge where your information came from and passing
it off as your own
Buying or stealing an essay or response.
Hiring someone else to write your report of assignment
Copying from ANY source without citing it
Using false sources when you have forgotten with note your source

Accidental plagiarism
Using notes that are really quotes
Writing something you intend to be your own ideas but it ends up reading very
similar what you have just read
Copying and pasting and not citing properly
FINISHED PRODUCT FREE OF PLAGIARISM

Write an essay plan

Write your own thoughts and ideas and turn into draft essay. Note sources

List all sources used and even those read but not used in a bibliography

Check that all quotes, paraphrases and summaries are acknowledged

Re read what you have written and have someone proof read it

Become familiar with your style guide

 Is it Plagiarism? YES! You need to use quotes
and to cite your source
(Walford, 2008).

You read: You write:

‘In America, where the
style has begun, attitudes In America, where the
changes towards zoot style has begun, attitudes
suits shortly after…’ changes towards zoot
suits shortly after…

From: Walford, J c2008, Forties fashion

: from siren suits to the new look,
Thames & Hudson, London, p. 87.
 Is it Plagiarism? Yes! You must credit
your source (Walford,
2008) if you
You read: paraphrase text.
The crucial need for petroleum,
leather, rubber and silk for the
war effort meant civilian use of
these materials was strictly You write:
controlled. During the war the
following items were
strictly rationed rubber,
From: Walford, J c2008, Forties fashion :
from siren suits to the new look, Thames & leather, petroleum and
Hudson, London, p. 109 silk because they were
necessary for the war.
 No. As long as you have
included the Walford in
Is it Plagiarism? your bibliography, you have
properly cited your source.

You read:
In the first Paris collections after
You write:
Britain and France declared war on
Germany on 3 September 1939, Walford (2008, p. 6) tell us
practical clothes for the domestic that beautiful clothes were
market were stilled designed with an still present in the
eye for beauty. designer’s spring/summer
collection of 1939 after
Britain and Paris declared
From: Walford, J c2008, Forties fashion : from war on Germany.
siren suits to the new look, Thames &
Hudson, London, p.6
 No. As long as you have

Is it Plagiarism? included the Morley in your

bibliography, you have
properly cited your source.

You read:
Ostrich feathers were a popular
You write:
trimming for collars, cuffs, fans and
hats, and were curled and made in to Morley (1995, p.31)
long feather scarves, known as boas. describes how ostrich
feathers were used to trim
clothing and were also used
From:. Morley, J 1995, Panorama : a history scarves.
of fashion from loincloths to lycra,
MacDonald Young Books, Herts, U.K.
 Is it Plagiarism?Yes! You need to credit the
source of images and
You find: other media as well as text.
Your title
page:

Dior and John

Galliano
By Cate Ryan
CIT 00011
60 Years of Dior Apr. 1, 2011
Wojazer , P 2007, Dior celebrates 60 years, digital photograph,
ABC News, viewed 8 April 2011,
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/03/1
968137.htm?site=news>
When in
doubt
CITE