2. Copyright and Bibliographies for Kids Learning the RIGHT Way to Use Research Information Lesson Created by Alexis Cuff – LMS Palisades School District 2005

3. What IS Copyright? Copyright is the protection given to an artist, musician, author or other creative people for their work. That means that only the creator can change the work or give permission for others to use it. Copyright is the protection given to an artist, musician, author or other creative people for their work. That means that only the creator can change the work or give permission for others to use it.

4. Did you know...? Every time you write a story, or draw a picture, you automatically own the copyright to it? No one can USE it or CHANGE it without YOUR permission !

5. What about Fair Use? If the words, pictures or sounds are being used for education and not for a profit, you can use some copyright items without permission. This is “Fair Use.”

6. What’s the Big Deal? If you take someone else’s work and use it as your own or try to make money from someone else’s ideas, you are committing... COPYRIGHT INFRINGMENT!

7. Why Should You Care? Would you want someone to pretend that they did it? How do feel when you bring home a good paper from school or a piece of artwork that makes you feel proud? NO!

8. Why Not? It is not legal to use someone else’s ideas and not give them credit. You MUST let everyone know where you got help with your project or report. You need to create a: BIBLIOGRAPHY

9. What is a Bibliography? A bibliography is a list of all the books and materials you read and gather facts from to write your report or create your project. Australian Scientists Prove Less Trees, Less Rain. Online. 10 March 2005. Australian Scientists Prove Less Trees, Less Rain. Online. 10 March 2005. Higham, Cindy. Snowflakes for All Seasons. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, 2004. “Human Spaceflight.” Compton’s Encyclopedia. Volume 22. Chicago, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2004. Rhatigan, Joe and Newcomb, Rain. Prize Winning Science Fair Projects for Curious Kids. New York: Lark Books, 2004.

10. How Do You Make One? Usually you need to find the: AUTHOR TITLE PUBLISHER CITY OF THE PUBLISHER COPYRIGHT DATE YIKES! WHERE IS ALL THAT?

11. Let’s Look at a Book’s Title Page Jokes to Enjoy By Gloria Giggles Title Author

12. Let’s Look at a Verso – Back of the Title Page Publisher City Copyright Date Guffaw Publishing New York 2005

13. Let’s See What You Have Learned! Click Here to Practice Click Here to Practice

14. Let’s Play a Game! Click on the answer you think is correct What is the title of this book? 10 Little Ducks 10 Little Ducks Eric Carle Eric Carle Wilder Award Wilder Award

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17. Who drew the pictures for this book? Roald Dahl’s Roald Dahl’s Illustrated by Quentin Blake The Witches The Witches Roald Dahl Roald Dahl Quentin Blake Quentin Blake

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19. Where Do You USUALLY Find the Copyright? Cover of the Book? Title Page or Verso? Page 25 of every book

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21. In What City Was this Book Published? Harcourt Brace Publishers New York 2003 Chicago Harcourt New York

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23. Who Made this Book? Harcourt Brace Publishers New York 2003 Bantam Books Bantam Books Harcourt Brace Harcourt Brace New York New York

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25. How Should It Look? Basic format for books: Author (Last Name, First). Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Example: Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation. New York: Knopf, 1993. Notice punctuation, underlined title and reverse indention with the books listed in alphabetical order by author’s name

26. How Can I Remember All This??? You don’t have to! Follow the format your teacher gives you Check the Write Source books Check the MLA (Modern Language Association) Website for examples of ALL types of citations

27. What SHOULD I Remember? Always give credit to your sourcesAlways give credit to your sources Write down your source information BEFORE you take notesWrite down your source information BEFORE you take notes Follow the format exactly!Follow the format exactly!

28. Congratulations You are now ready to finish your research with a COMPLETE Bibliography!