Attribution - providing credit for a source using a consistent style, such as MLA and APA.  The public recognition of ownership of an idea or text by someone else who is using it.

Common Knowledge – anything that is within the public domain or is easily located, fact-based information that does not require attribution.  

Copyright – the right of ownership by the original creator

Discernment – the ability to recognize the need to attribute certain information to the original source  

Ethics – the ability to be able to distinguish right from wrong and to act accordingly

Misappropriation – the use of someone else’s work in a manner that is misleading and deceptive

Public Domain – information or creative work that has moved from individual ownership to public use, such as instances where the copyright has expired.