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Introduction and welcome back Who are we? Librarian 1 Librarian 2 Workshop 3 – Academic writing – Managing information – Plagiarism, citing and referencing Access to LSE Library

Homework Review some websites to see which they think are good quality and which are poor quality – Wikipedia entry on …. – Government website – Dealing with Emergencies – Dihydrogen Monoxide Dihydrogen Monoxide Use the CRAAP test How did you get on?

Academic writing is about … Posing a question, dilemma, debate that has not been posed in quite the same way before … Answering that question, with an answer that has not been constructed in quite the same way before … Bringing together your ideas with those of others, making connections between things that have not been connected in quite that way before … Using the work/ideas of others is a crucial element, but must be appropriately acknowledged. LSE Teaching and Learning Centre

Academic writing verses other types of writing Explore some of the conventions in academic writing by comparing a paragraph from: – A scholarly journal article and – A newspaper article Discuss in pairs and note any differences in style, length, conventions that are used

Let’s find out how much you know about plagiarism!

Is it plagiarism if you… Copy a paragraph from a text and put it in your essay without putting it in quotation marks and referencing the source?

Is it plagiarism? A.Yes B.No C.Unsure

Is it plagiarism if you… Copy a paragraph from a text and put it in your essay without putting it in quotation marks and referencing the source? This is probably the most well known example of plagiarism. If you copy exact words, you must enclose them in quotation marks and acknowledge your source in your bibliography.

Is it plagiarism if you… Include some paragraphs from a previous submitted essay that you have written into the one you are currently submitting?

Is it plagiarism? A.Yes B.No C.Unsure

Is it plagiarism if you… Include some paragraphs from a previous submitted essay that you have written into the one you are currently submitting? There is such a thing as self-plagiarism. Using your previous work in your current work is actually plagiarism and is not permitted.

Is it plagiarism if you… Incorporate text from another source, changing one or two words and providing a citation?

Is it plagiarism? A.Yes B.No C.Unsure

Is it plagiarism if you… Incorporate text from another source, changing one or two words and providing a citation? If you do not intend to quote directly from the source, you must write about it in your own words. Using too many words from the original source is plagiarism, even if you provide a reference.

Is it plagiarism if you… Copy a diagram or data table from a website, providing a reference for the source underneath?

Is it plagiarism? A.Yes B.No C.Unsure

Is it plagiarism if you… Copy a diagram or data table from a website, providing a reference for the source underneath? This isn’t plagiarism. You can include tables, diagrams or images from another source as long as you provide a reference.

What is plagiarism? Cutting and pasting from other documents. Quoting without quotation marks or references. Paraphrasing without referencing. Summarising without referencing. Using an image, source and/or diagram without referencing. Taking another student’s ideas and passing them off as your own. Re-cycling your own work which has been submitted for assessment elsewhere. Collaborating on what should be individual work. Translating a document from another language.

What is citing and referencing?  Footnotes or references in brackets in the text of your essay or project plus a bibliography at the end  Used in academic writing, to show what you have read and to enable others to trace your sources  A standard way of citing makes it easier to trace your reading more efficiently  If you cite correctly, then you don’t have to worry about plagiarism

Referencing books: how to do it! Have a think about what pieces of information you might need if you are going to reference a book e.g. author’s name, date etc. In your group write each piece of information on a post-it note How do you think you arrange them in a bibliography/reference list?

Example of citing a book Smith, Fred (2013). Pressure Groups and Philosophy: a guide for students. London: Policy Press

Referencing journals: how to do it! Have a think about what pieces of information you might need if you are going to reference a journal article e.g. author’s name, name of journal etc. In your group write each piece of information on a post-it note How do you think you arrange them in a bibliography/reference list?

Example of citing a journal article Smith, Fred (2014). Learning about Philosophy the hard way. Journal of Politics and Philosophy, 12 (3)

Citing from the internet Finally have a think about all the piece of information you need if you are going to cite from a website Which pieces of information do you think you need and how do you arrange them in a bibliography/reference list?

Example of citing a website Advocacy group. (2014). In Wikipedia. Retrieved March 20, 2014 from

Tools that can help Google Scholar – allows you to copy and paste citations Summon – also allows you to do this if you run a search and save items to a folder For uni: reference management tools such as Zotero and Mendeley are useful for long essays ZoteroMendeley

Managing information and note taking Think about how you might keep track of things you have to read? What techniques do you use at the moment? Do you think there are any tools that can help?

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