Plagiarism is using facts or ideas from another source without attribution, thereby presenting it as original work.
Adapted from CSUN Policies and Procedures
Best Practices to Avoid Plagiarism:
Adapted from: Vega García, S.A. (2012). Understanding plagiarism: Information literacy guide. Iowa State University. Retrieved from http://instr.iastate.libguides.com/content.php?pid=10314. [Accessed February 8, 2018]
When using the AI research tools recommended on this site, you will cite the sources you found using the tool, not the AI tool itself. This is similar to how using OneSearch, you cite the sources you find, not OneSearch, in your work.
Standard writing practice is to trace the source of a piece of information back to original source. Since Generative AI always draws on other sources and is not a source of original information, you are responsible for fact-checking the information and determining if the sources it provided are credible.
Moreover, generative AI may produce citations or quotes within their content. or hallucinated information with phantom citations. If AI provides you with a source, use the library's OneSearch. to try and locate the material to evaluate.
Unlike AI tools created specifically for searching academic literature, generative AI creates new content such as poems, music, or art, using models or data from which it is trained. Style guides provide preliminary guidance on citing generated (not referenced) AI content as sources within your own work, such as quotes or paraphrases. If an AI response summarizes content from a source it cites, then always locate and cite the original source, not the AI. See "Do You Need to Cite AI" located on this page and the "Working with Generative AI Tools" tab for more information.
Below are links to guidelines for citing generated AI content among the most popular styles. Since generative AI can create fake sources, it is critical that you review any sources referenced within AI content to affirm the accuracy of those sources.
Always consult your instructor before using generative AI in your coursework.
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