Strategies & Resources for Combating Plagiarism What to do and Where to go: Strategies & Resources for Combating Plagiarism

4 frequency of cheating/plagiarism 4 method used  moral outrage * special thanks to Prof. M. D’Angelo for assistance with the following six factors… and to Clemson University for their videos… What’s the Big Deal? *

What are we up Against?  Librarians, teachers, and professors work against four primary factors and two additional factors:

4 Students are “natural economizers”: (Harris 2004) 4 Cutting and pasting 4 Purchasing from online service 4 Downloading a free paper 4 Paraphrasing w/o attribution 4 “Archiving” fellow student papers 4 Students are “natural economizers”: (Harris 2004) 4 Cutting and pasting 4 Purchasing from online service 4 Downloading a free paper 4 Paraphrasing w/o attribution 4 “Archiving” fellow student papers Laziness 1

Lack of Writing Fluency Results from: 4 Inability or unwillingness to complete background assignments 4 Lack of practice 4 Fear of being under-prepared Results from: 4 Inability or unwillingness to complete background assignments 4 Lack of practice 4 Fear of being under-prepared 2

Incorrect Research Practices Consists of: 4 Summarizing w/o attribution 4 Careless notetaking 4 Ignorance about what constitutes plagiarism 4 Copying text, images, sound, or video clips w/o attribution Consists of: 4 Summarizing w/o attribution 4 Careless notetaking 4 Ignorance about what constitutes plagiarism 4 Copying text, images, sound, or video clips w/o attribution 3

Procrastination 4 Panic for time: result of poor time management skills and laziness 4 Stress and competition: Grades 4 Assignment Construction and Due Dates 4 Panic for time: result of poor time management skills and laziness 4 Stress and competition: Grades 4 Assignment Construction and Due Dates 4

Victimless Crime Idea 4 “Everybody does it!” 4 “Culture” of institution allows it 4 Lack of perceived punishment 4 Major journalists/historians “cited” 4 “Everybody does it!” 4 “Culture” of institution allows it 4 Lack of perceived punishment 4 Major journalists/historians “cited” 5

“He didn’t mean it!” 4 “He’s just a kid!” (D’Angelo 2004) 4 Educators of all types (librarians, teachers, administrators) often do not want to get involved in the accusation and proof process 4 And last but not least “My father’s a lawyer!” 4 “He’s just a kid!” (D’Angelo 2004) 4 Educators of all types (librarians, teachers, administrators) often do not want to get involved in the accusation and proof process 4 And last but not least “My father’s a lawyer!” 6

Teaching About and Combating Plagiarism 4 thoughts… 4 suggestions… 4 strategies… 4 VirtualSalt.com Robert Harris 2004 “Anti-Plagiarism…”

Web Resources for Citing, Research, and Writing 4 different types of plagiarism 4 mistakes in summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting 4 generating, revising, and editing 4 researching ideas and attributing

Research and Documenting Sources: 4 Sites 4 Research & Documenting Sources handouts/research/index.html Research & Documenting Sources 4 Citation Style for Research Papers library/workshop/citation.htm Citation Style for Research Papers

Research and Documenting Sources: 4 Sites (cont.) 4 Citing Sources & Avoiding Plagiarism Citing Sources & Avoiding Plagiarism 4 Research and Documentation Online Research and Documentation Online

Citing Sources: 2 Sites 4 OSLIS “Citing Sources” OSLIS “Citing Sources” 4 "NoodleBib" "NoodleBib"

Web Resources for Research and Writing: 3 Sites 4 The Writers’ Workshop The Writers’ Workshop 4 A+ Research and Writing for High School and College Students A+ Research and Writing for High School and College Students 4 Guide to Grammar and Writing grammar/ Guide to Grammar and Writing

Help with When and Why to Cite Sources: 4 Sites 4 Synthesis: Using the Work of Others plagiarism/ Synthesis: Using the Work of Others 4 Plagiarism Court: You be the Judge rary/plagicourt.swf Plagiarism Court: You be the Judge

Help with When and Why to Cite Sources: 4 Sites (cont.) 4 Plagiarism Workshop plagiarism/ Plagiarism Workshop 4 Cybercheats: Plagiarism & the Internet Cybercheats: Plagiarism & the Internet

Conclusion OK, sort of… “The Book!” Play with these interactive sites, and look at…

plagiarism/prevent ppt THE END