Plagiarism and Quoting other works?

Question

If I use another author's quote as a quote for something I need and it is something that neither of us said and I use his citation of the quote in my own bibliography, is that plagiarism?

Basically, I was reading an article and want to use a quote from a guy from 1906 in my article, but there's no way I'm going to get a hold of that publication. Can I use the quote and the citation of the source without giving the 'researcher' ( the article I actually read) any credit?

Answer 1

You should credit the article you read the quotation in, either when you identify the original author of the quotation, or in a specific footnote or endnote. Simply citing the article in a bibliography is not enough.

Many of the authors facing plagurism charges cited the works used in their bibliographies.

It is not the biggest deal in the world, but why wouldn't you want to?

Answer 2

You should probably cite both, just to be safe. Something like

"blah blah" - James Whoopie, referenced from

I vaguely remember there was a standard form for doing this, but it's been a LONG time since I wrote a paper.

Note that as long as you acknowledge the original author, it's not plagiarism, since you're not claiming the idea as your own. Whether you need to give the "middleman" credit is another issue.

Answer 3

1. Name of author or other person responsible for the work (editor, translator, etc.).
2. Interior title (article title, essay, title, etc.) in a larger database or work, in quotation marks.
3. Main Title (or other self-standing document) in italicized or underlined.
4. Name of editor or translator of a book (unless used earlier), denoted by the usual MLA abbreviation (ed., trans., etc.).
5. Publication information (City: Publisher, Year).
6. Version number (if not part of the title); or volume or issue number.
7. Most recent publication date of posting or updating (for websites; usually found at the bottom).
8. Access date (date you retrieved the information off a website)
9. Page range (list the range of pages for the interior title).
10. URL (in and underlined).

If a source does not provide information in any of the above categories, simply skip that step and move on to the next one. You do not have to indicate that any information is missing. MLA Style is moving toward efficiency. Although there are abbreviations that MLA suggests to indicate missing information,

Answer 4

U have to cite the paper u actually read too...in other words u have to cite them both. It's called secondary referencing. U should cite the primary source and the source u have read e.g. so and so (1906) cited in so and so (year). Hope that helps!

Answer 5

After the quotation, cite the original person and then put, "as cited in" so-and-so's book. This is APA format. Just make sure you put both references in your reference section.

Some people frown on this because it's not a primary source

Answer 6

as long as you do not claim to have authored the quote it is not plagiarism and unless specifically told to cite the author it probably would be okay to just cite the year and publication

Answer 7

As long as you cite the source of the quote and admit it is not your idea, it is fine legally.

Answer 8

To quote from many is research, to quote from one is plagiarism

Answer 9

So what is wrong with quoting the quoter/researcher? I have seen that done many times.

Answer 10

just put his name somewhere on it and he'll probably be fine with it. Remember, one word can make a difference!