English, Drama, Film and Creative Writing: Citing Information and Avoiding Plagiarism

Worried about plagiarism? Visit our guide for help.

Try our plagiarism tutorial.

Literature in Context 1 - In Class MLA Style Quiz

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Don't know a citation from a reference? Try the tutorial below.

According to University College Dublin's Student Plagiarism Policy (2020, p. 1), "Academic Integrity is one of the core values of the UCD Education Strategy and includes adherence to the highest ethical and academic standards. Students, researchers and staff achieve academic integrity through sound academic writing, avoiding plagiarism, and use of appropriate referencing and citation".

This guide will help you develop the practical skills needed in order to maintain your own academic integrity in your writing and research while at UCD.

University College Dublin's Student Plagiarism Policy can be accessed here.

University College Dublin's Student Code of Conduct and Avoiding Plagiarism area can be found here.

University College Dublin's Education Strategy is available here.

Visit our Academic Integrity guide for more information.

The School of English, Drama and Film uses the MLA citation style. The School has a detailed Style Sheet available for your essays available here. Below is a detailed printable MLA style guide available from the Library.

For further help and links, go to our Academic Integrity guide.