IDHP 110 Laksamee Putnam

lputnam@towson.edu

Research & Instruction Librarian

Slides: http://bit.ly/IDHP110healyslides122

A quick plug… The Cellist of Sarajevo, a novel by

Steven Galloway, is the One Maryland One Book selection for 2012. A book club discussion is planned!

When: Wednesday October 10th from 12:30-1:30PM

Where: Cook Library Rm 507

What: This meeting will begin with Nicole Dombrowski Risser, Associate Professor in the Department of Hjistory providing background on The Cellist of Sarajevo, a poignant novel about the impact of music in modern warfare.

First… Laksamee Putnam

lputnam@towson.edu

Cook Library Reference:

410.704.2462.

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Agenda

Define plagiarism

Real world examples and discussion

Towson Policy – Academic Integrity

APA citation style

Quiz

What is your definition of

plagiarism?

http://bit.ly/IDHPpollplagiarismhealy

What is your definition of

plagiarism?

http://bit.ly/IDHPpollplagiarismhealy

What is your definition of

plagiarism?

Using someone’s ideas or expression of

those ideas (words, pictures, music, etc)

Without giving proper credit

An interesting side story A quote attributed to Martin Luther King Jr.

went viral after the death of Osama bin Laden

But part of it was never said or written by him

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/05/anatomy-of-a-fake-quotation/238257/

What’s the big deal?

It’s out there, why not reuse it?

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Gabriel, T. (2010, August 1) Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in the Digital Age. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/education/02cheat.html

“If you are not so worried about presenting yourself as absolutely unique, then

it’s O.K.

…if you say other people’s words, it’s O.K. if you say things you don’t believe,

…it’s O.K. if you write papers you couldn’t care less about because they

accomplish the task, which is turning something in and getting a grade

… and it’s O.K. if you put words out there without getting any credit.”

~Susan D. Blum anthropologist at The University of Notre Dame, author of “My

Word!: Plagiarism and College Culture” on student attitudes toward plagiarism

It’s out there, why not reuse it?

What does intellectual property mean to

you? Is it an important idea, why or why

not?

With so much information out there, is

there such a thing as an original idea?

Does that mean you have to credit every

single person?

How does plagiarism affect academia?

Why does it matter?

Johnson, S. (2010) Where good ideas come from. TED: Ideas worth spreading.

http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson_where_good_ideas_come_from.html

“We take ideas from other people, from people we've

learned from, from people we run into in the coffee shop, and

we stitch them together into new forms and we create

something new. That's really where innovation happens.

Why does it matter?

How is this video connected to the library

session on learning how to research? Is it

connected to plagiarism? Why or why not?

If ideas come from multiple people working

together and building off of each other, when

you try to give credit, who do you give it to?

How can you stay

connected/current/organized while doing

your research?

Common Knowledge

Quandary

“I’ve heard that common knowledge doesn’t have to be cited. What is common knowledge?”

Some examples: Waste not, want not.

George Washington was the first president of the US

College students like pizza…

When in doubt, cite it.

The point is… No matter where you are, you will constantly

need to assess the information around you

In order to be an informed consumer you should know how to evaluate the information you acquire

In order to support your own arguments you should know how to research your question and cite your sources

Policy for Academic Integrity:

http://bit.ly/PiX2z2

Two Strike System

100 reported cases a year

One suspension a year

What is the policy at Towson?

Why is it important to cite your

sources?

http://bit.ly/IDHPpoll2plagiarismhealy

Allows your readers to verify and identify your information Support your argument

Gives credit to the owners of the ideas Not plagiarizing

Get credit for your ideas!

Required for your assignment!

Why is it important to cite your

sources?

What needs to be cited? Books

Web Pages

Magazine articles

Graphics

VHS,DVD, audio, etc.

Government reports

Statistics

Encyclopedia articles

Any source of information!

Examples:

images from

Web, statistical

tables

Example A Original:

Don't look for one of these tech heavyweights to knock out the other. Yet if history is any guide, Google's approach may win out over the long term. Recall that in the early 1980s Apple lost its lead in the PC market when Microsoft enlisted the aid of hordes of software developers and dozens of PC manufacturers. Now, if Google can marshal such a united front, Apple could again be swamped by the collective innovations.

Student:

Google's approach may win out over the long term. In the early 1980s Apple lost its lead in the PC market as Microsoft enlisted the aid of hordes of software developers and dozens of PC manufacturers.

http://bit.ly/IDHPhealy12A

Example A Original:

Don't look for one of these tech heavyweights to knock out the other. Yet if history is any guide, Google's approach may win out over the long term. Recall that in the early 1980s Apple lost its lead in the PC market when Microsoft enlisted the aid of hordes of software developers and dozens of PC manufacturers. Now, if Google can marshal such a united front, Apple could again be swamped by the collective innovations.

Student:

Google's approach may win out over the long term. In the early 1980s Apple lost its lead in the PC market as Microsoft enlisted the aid of hordes of software developers and dozens of PC manufacturers.

Example B Original:

Don't look for one of these tech heavyweights to knock out the other. Yet if history is any guide, Google's approach may win out over the long term. Recall that in the early 1980s Apple lost its lead in the PC market when Microsoft enlisted the aid of hordes of software developers and dozens of PC manufacturers. Now, if Google can marshal such a united front, Apple could again be swamped by the collective innovations.

Student:

History tells us that Google's approach may be successful over the long term. In the early 1980s Apple lagged in the PC market as Microsoft collaborated with software developers and dozens of PC manufacturers. Now, if Google would only summon a united front, Apple could again be swamped by the collective innovations (Burrows, 2009).

http://bit.ly/IDHPhealy12B

Example B Original:

Don't look for one of these tech heavyweights to knock out the other. Yet if history is any guide, Google's approach may win out over the long term. Recall that in the early 1980s Apple lost its lead in the PC market when Microsoft enlisted the aid of hordes of software developers and dozens of PC manufacturers. Now, if Google can marshal such a united front, Apple could again be swamped by the collective innovations.

Student:

History tells us that Google's approach may be successful over the long term. In the early 1980s Apple lagged in the PC market as Microsoft collaborated with software developers and dozens of PC manufacturers. Now, if Google would only summon a united front, Apple could again be swamped by the collective innovations (Burrows, 2009).

Example C Original:

Don't look for one of these tech heavyweights to knock out the other. Yet if history is any guide, Google's approach may win out over the long term. Recall that in the early 1980s Apple lost its lead in the PC market when Microsoft enlisted the aid of hordes of software developers and dozens of PC manufacturers. Now, if Google can marshal such a united front, Apple could again be swamped by the collective innovations.

Student:

Google stands a chance of beating Apple if it can benefit from the pooled ideas of software developers and device manufacturers, following the strategy that Microsoft employed to Apple’s detriment in the early ‘80s.

http://bit.ly/IDHPhealy12C

Example C Original:

Don't look for one of these tech heavyweights to knock out the other. Yet if history is any guide, Google's approach may win out over the long term. Recall that in the early 1980s Apple lost its lead in the PC market when Microsoft enlisted the aid of hordes of software developers and dozens of PC manufacturers. Now, if Google can marshal such a united front, Apple could again be swamped by the collective innovations.

Student:

Google stands a chance of beating Apple if it can benefit from the pooled ideas of software developers and device manufacturers, following the strategy that Microsoft employed to Apple’s detriment in the early ‘80s.

Example D Original:

Don't look for one of these tech heavyweights to knock out the other. Yet if history is any guide, Google's approach may win out over the long term. Recall that in the early 1980s Apple lost its lead in the PC market when Microsoft enlisted the aid of hordes of software developers and dozens of PC manufacturers. Now, if Google can marshal such a united front, Apple could again be swamped by the collective innovations.

Student:

Burrows suggests that in the battle of the “tech heavyweights” Google might eventually prevail over Apple if it follows the strategy that Microsoft employed to Apple’s detriment during the early ‘80s: collaborating, and innovating, with software developers and manufacturers (2009, p. 25).

http://bit.ly/IDHPhealy12D

Example D Original:

Don't look for one of these tech heavyweights to knock out the other. Yet if history is any guide, Google's approach may win out over the long term. Recall that in the early 1980s Apple lost its lead in the PC market when Microsoft enlisted the aid of hordes of software developers and dozens of PC manufacturers. Now, if Google can marshal such a united front, Apple could again be swamped by the collective innovations.

Student:

Burrows suggests that in the battle of the “tech heavyweights” Google might eventually prevail over Apple if it follows the strategy that Microsoft employed to Apple’s detriment during the early ‘80s: collaborating, and innovating, with software developers and manufacturers (2009, p. 25).

Style Manuals

Different disciplines use different

style manuals

Social Sciences = American

Psychological Association (APA)

Humanities = MLA Handbook for

Writers of Research Papers (MLA)

Library webpage

Under Quick Tools Click Citing Sources

Diane Hacker

OWL

Resources for APA

1. “x”

2. In-text citation (Smith, 2004, p. 35)

3. An entry in the References list (the bibliography) at the end of the paper

Citing correctly in APA – Exact

Quote Every in-text citation should have a match in the bibliography

1. Legitimate paraphrase

2. In-text citation (Smith, 2004)

3. An entry in the References list at the end of the paper

Citing correctly in APA -

Paraphrase

Again, every in-text citation should have a match in the bibliography!

In-text: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

practitioners need to be involved in current health care reform (Davis, Whedon, & Weeks, 2011).

In-text with signal phrase: Davis, Whedon, and Weeks (2011) discuss how CAM can

interact with ACOs.

In-text Citation for an Article from a

Database (Academic Search Premier)

Davis, M. A., Whedon, J. M., & Weeks, W. B. (2011). Complementary and alternative medicine practitioners and accountable care organizations: The train is leaving the station. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, 17(8), 669-674. doi:10.1089/acm.2011.0364

References Entry for an Article from a

Database (Academic Search Premier)

References

Association of Associations. (2009, December).

Surprising Statistics: A Study. Retrieved from:

http://www.theassociation.org/stats

Santana, B. (2011). Why is research so challenging?

Journal of Puzzling Questions 22(4), 110-145. doi:

01.2345/jourquest.2011.22.4

Wolfensohn, H.D. (2011). You will enjoy this book.

Towson, MD: Towson Press.

APA Quiz

Use the content of today’s lesson and

citation resources to finish this quiz:

http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/quiz/apa/

After completing the quiz please fill out

this feedback form:

http://bit.ly/IDHPhealyfeedbackfall2012

Questions? Feel free to contact me:

Laksamee Putnam

lputnam@towson.edu

410.704.3746.

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