Copyright and Avoiding Plagiarism
Copyright Exposed
Check out this excellent tutorial provided by the Library of Congress to "take the mystery out of copyright."
Copyright Information Center
Need to find out if a work is in the public domain? Take a look at Cornell's Copyright Information Center, which includes a thorough guide to copyright terms and a fair use checklist.
Copyright Renewal Database
Not sure whether a copyright has expired or has been renewed? Stanford's Renewal Database makes searchable the copyright renewal records for books published in the US through much of the 20th century.
How to Recognize Plagiarism
Check out Indiana University's resources on avoiding plagiarism. Do you know how to identify plagiarism? Take their quiz and find out!
Plagiarism Defined
The Writing Center at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill provides specific guidelines on how to avoid plagiarism.
Plagiarism Spectrum
Turnitin provides a great visual of ten types of plagiarism frequently encountered.
Plagiarism Tutorial
Check out Duke University's plagiarism tutorial and take their self-test to see how good you are at identifying real-life incidents of plagiarism.
The Ultimate Guide to Copyright for Students
This guide gives a thorough overview of copyright rules and explains how you can make sure you are following copyright law. Additional linked pages go over DCMA and plagiarism.
Understanding Plagiarism in a Digital Age
A nice article from the New York Times discussing technology, remixing, plagiarism and more.