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Academic Integrity and Research

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ expects students to demonstrate honesty and integrity in their academic work. This page will introduce you to the concept of academic integrity and direct you to resources for citing your work and initiating research in the library.

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Academic integrity includes: 

  • Doing your own assignments, writing your own papers, and properly citing your resources. 
  • Taking an exam without help from your textbooks or friends.  

You are responsible for knowing ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s policies, including: 

Not following academic integrity has consequences, which may include: 

  • Having to redo the assignment, often for a lower grade 
  • Failing the assignment 
  • Failing the course. 

Please check your course syllabus for guidelines, and ask your instructor to clarify anything you are uncertain about, such as the appropriate and allowed use of generative AI in your work.

Plagiarism is taking credit for the work of others, and is a form of academic dishonesty with serious consequences. We can avoid plagiarism by writing references, or citing our sources, and giving credit to the sources we consult. Learn more about this in the following tutorial:


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    Select the appropriate citation style, as directed by your instructor. These guides will help you identify the basic elements of a citation for the most common types of materials.


  • Guidance is changing and evolving on how to cite generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI). The following resource from the University of Victoria (UVIC) offers information and best practices on using Gen AI responsibility and ethically in academic work.

A great place to start for any research assignment, is with the appropriate subject guide for your area. Explore library guides by Subject here:

Much of what ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Library offers is digital, including: ebooks, audiobooks, streaming video, and online access to magazines, journals and newspapers. Explore it all through the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ library website.

Get help accessing and using quality information and resources for your assignments, including research support and assistance with citation styles, and avoiding plagiarism: