1. LIBS 100 July 6, 2005 Plagiarism and Intellectual Freedom

2. Plagiarism Copy from published sources without adequate documentation. Paraphrase from a written source without giving credit to the author Paraphrase from the web without giving credit

3. Plagiarism Purchase a pre-written paper (either by mail or electronically). Let someone else write a paper for you. Pay someone else to write a paper for you. Submit as your own someone else’s unpublished work, either with or without permission.

4. Do not cite Common facts Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the US and held office from 1801-1809 Common knowledge Syracuse is the snowiest major city in NY.

5. Intellectual Freedom Right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction. Free access to all sides of an issue or idea ALA

6. Intellectual Freedom Basis for democracy In order to vote responsibly, citizens must be well-informed and informed of all sides of an issue Project Vote Smart http://www.vote-smart.org/

7. Intellectual Freedom Freedom to hold, receive and disseminate ideas

8. Censorship Removing or keeping expressive materials (books, magazines, films, videos and art) from public access. Occurs when materials are restricted to particular audiences, based on age or other characteristics

9. Censorship and Intellectual Freedom People who voice concern over materials and desire to remove them from access are exercising their right to intellectual freedom. Should protect right to protest materials, but also protect other’s rights to access materials in question.

10. For Monday, July 11th Browse Virtual Library Web site http://vl.bryantstratton.edu Journal Entry 7 will be done in-class.

11. References “Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Q & A.” American Library Association 2005. 3 July 2005.