Avoiding Plagiarism

But a lot of text on the Internet is “open access.” Can’t I use it?

No! A lot of text on the internet is freely available.

It may be labeled as “open access,” “Creative Commons License,” or “public domain.”

These terms mean that you can have access to the text, but it does not mean that you can use it as if it were your own writing!

Now, let’s watch a video about a student who is confused about plagiarism.

Sources:

“Open Access.” By Excelsior OWL. Retrieved from: https://owl.excelsior.edu/plagiarism/plagiarism-what-is-it/ Licensed under: CC-BY.