John's University faculty some guidance in dealing with both situations.
Plagiarism can occur when a student is ignorant of correct citational procedures.
Many writing manuals are available to give instruction and examples. In addition, students and faculty can consult our Citing Electronic Resources page for help with the references and bibliographies. This will help you find evidence when a student has plagiarized from an electronic journal, newspaper, or other proprietary source in the libraries' databases. So use as many words as you can, especially words that occur infrequently. A great deal of full-text information is available via this aggregator.