Hypothetically speaking. Let say I’m a astrophysicist. I’m well read in the field, made my own observations and conclusions.
Lets also say I’m writing a book about the solar system. I’ve studied all the planets, but Mars. I know nothing about mars. But the book needs Mars.
I know I can go Nasa’s and Steven Hawking’s websites and get all the information I need on the subject.
But there’s no way for me to directly confirm any of the material myself. I’m basically just regurgitating what I read on Nasa’s and Steven Hawking website.
How do I go about giving them credit while also not plagiarizing? Does the fact of me giving them credit omit me from plagiarizing? Can I use their information without their direct consent(lets says Mr. Hawking is still alive and can be contacted.)?
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The citation makes it decidedly not plagiarism. And in general, quoting or summarizing someone’s published work in your paper/book won’t need explicit permission. However you might run into some copyright issues if you do something like quote their entire paper into your own.
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