Issues surrounding plagiarism and how to avoid plagiarizing

Abstract

Technological advancement, e.g. the Internet development, the emergence and distribution of e-books has been positively embraced by scholars who highlighted its benefits for students. They now have an access to multifarious sources which would facilitate studies and favorably influence learners’ time management and overall budget. On the other hand, with technology taking a leap, the notion of ‘plagiarism’ has been frequently used. Many of us comprehend this term in the narrow sense of the word, thinking plagiarism is all about copying someone else’s work without proper citation. There are several definitions of this word in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. According to it, plagiarism means copying and passing off other people’s work as your own; copying without giving credit to the source and not using quotation marks when some quotes are taken from another work; stealing works of literature and presenting the already existing idea as a new one.