"Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as the "wrongful appropriation," "close imitation," or "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work" - Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
January 2012... Marks a new beginning for students from high school journeying into a road full of promise and prosperity. And one needs to understand that this road can only be worthwhile when you have the necessary knowledge, tools and skills to equip you with to make it all happen.
One of the educational tools and skills the library believes can give is the lesson on Plagiarism. How many of you can say has never used someone elses work as theirs and not recognise the original author? Well, that is what we want to curb and help you with.
Please visit:
http://www.library.up.ac.za/plagiarism/index.htm
Additional reading:
http://www.plagiarism.org/
