Unless you document your sources correctly, you run the risk of plagiarism. Using another s ideas, information, or language without crediting them. Documenting the source, but paraphrasing the language or the sentence structure too closely without using quotation marks to indicate what words or phrases have been borrowed.
Plagiarism is illegal and certainly qualifies as a violation of the Honor Code.
The following guidelines are intended to help you document properly and avoid plagiarism. Document all contributions made by other writers whose work you are drawing from. For an article, copy the title page of the article and the table of contents for that edition of the journal, which should contain the above information. Print out each Web page. Keep these copies with your notes so you will always have the necessary facts at hand.