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xv Introduction Plagiarism prevention and education have never been more important than they are right now. Print books, with a definitive publication process, are no longer the mainstay of academic research for high school and col- lege students. Digital information, now immediately and infinitely avail- able, appears abstractly on computer screens, often without a firm connection to the authorship and publication of the source. This means a dramatic increase in the number of complex variables by which someone can unintentionally plagiarize. This book provides a proactive, practical pedagogy for middle school, high school, community college, and university teachers and librarians to reduce plagiarism in the classroom. The digital information explosion mandates getting to know sources in a new way to respect authors and use information ethically. This instruction, when combined with infor- mation literacy, has the potential to improve student writing and research. For schools with Turnitin.com or other plagiarism checkers, this book has the resources that students and teachers need to correct plagiarism errors. Avoiding plagiarism is a skill set. Along with numerous citation exam- ples throughout the book, there are citation guides and an extensive stu- dent reference section. These examples are meant for illustrative purposes, not to be a substitute for consulting with official style manuals. The citation conventions for digital resources are in a continual state of flux a deeper understanding of the parts of sources through the exam- ples in this book will add context to sources seen only on a computer screen. The reasons why students plagiarize have been discussed in the profes- sional literature for decades. This book focuses on how to help students stop through practical information.