1. 1 DPA Library Workshop Catherine Johnson cajohnson@ubalt.edu 410-837-4276 June 21, 2011

2. Outline Scholarly Sources Finding Sources Giving Credit

3. DPA Resources at Langsdale http://ubalt.libguides.com /publicadministration

4. 4 1. Scholarly Sources

5. 5 Scholarly Sources Why use only scholarly info?

6. 6 Scholarly or Popular? Appearance: plain or dynamic? Frequency: quarterly or weekly? Types of Articles: original research or news? Length: long or short?

7. 7 Scholarly or Popular? pt.2 Popular or Scholarly? Audience: academics or general public? Sources: works cited or not? Publisher: university press or mass- market?

8. 8 2. Finding Sources

9. 9 Finding Journal Articles Databases: Public Affairs Index ABI/Inform (business) Business Source Premier (business) Academic Search Premier (general)

10. 10 Finding Journal Articles Do we own it? Journal Finder Off-Campus Log in to “Research Port” with barcode

11. Finding Books University of Baltimore WorldCat

12. Finding Government Info

13. USA.gov Government search engine Explore Advanced Search Look for longer research reports

14. Google U.S. Government Specialized Google search Federal, state, and local

15. 15 3. Giving Credit

16. 16 All academic work uses the ideas of others… “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Issac Newton, Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

17. 17 Citation Give Credit where Credit is Due

18. 18 Why Cite?

19. 19 Why Cite? Supports your argument Honest Legal Helps reader find your sources

20. 20 Plagiarism “Plagiarism includes the copying of the language, structure, ideas, and/or thoughts of another and representing same as one’s own original work.” [emphasis added] University of Baltimore. Student Handbook. Retrieved on Oct 13, 2006 from http://www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=283http://www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=283

21. 21 Plagiarism Cite every time you borrow: language (quotation) sentence structure (paraphrase) ideas (paraphrase)

22. 22 Plagiarism Penalties can include: “F” on the assignment “F” for the class Suspension Expulsion University of Baltimore. Student Handbook. Retrieved on July 14, 2005 from http://www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=283 http://www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=283

23. 23 Intentional Plagiarism Knowingly, Without Citing… Quoting (using words) Paraphrasing (using ideas or structure) Cutting and Pasting Entire Sections Buying a Paper

24. 24 Unintentional Plagiarism Accidentally using an author’s words or ideas without citing them.

25. 25 Unintentional Plagiarism Accidentally using an author’s words or ideas without citing them. Causes: Careless Notes Incomplete/Lost Citation Information Too Little Time… Cultural Differences

26. 26 Discussion Which of the following scenarios are examples of plagiarism?

27. 27 Why Worry About Format? Let’s Play Spot the Author!

28. 28 “From Slip to Chip” in “Harvard Magazine” November/December 1990. Pages 52-57. Edward Tenner. PC WEEK, volume 16, Issue 5. page. 3. Dodge, John. 1999. “When Listening to Customers is the Wrong Thing to Do.” Special Section 361 (8246) 3. Drucker, Peter. The Economist. The Next Society. 2001

29. 29 Nieuwenhuysen, P. (2000). Information literacy courses for university students. Campus-Wide Information Systems 7 (5): 167-173. Fishman, D.L. (1998). Managing the virtual reference desk. Medical Reference Services Quarterly 17 (1): 1-10. Kuhlthau, C.C. (1993). Principle of uncertainty for information seeking. Journal of Documentation 49 (4): 339-355.

30. 30 Disclosure Activity from: Dalhousie University Libraries. (2004). Citation Scramble. Retrieved July 11, 2005, from http://infolit.library.dal.ca/staff/activitie s/Citation_Scramble.htm http://infolit.library.dal.ca/staff/activitie s/Citation_Scramble.htm

31. 31 Citation Style APA style Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) Chapter 4 (Reference List)

32. 32 Citation Style 3 parts to APA style Quotation marks or paraphrase In-text (parenthetical notation) Reference List at end

33. 33 Pt. 1: Quotation Marks Your paper: Recent studies indicate “that students are often unclear as to what constitutes plagiarism and correct forms of paraphrasing” (Roig 1997, 113).

34. 34 Pt. 1: or Paraphrase Your paper: According to Roig, students don’t understand plagiarism (Roig 1997, 113).

35. 35 Pt. 2: In-text Your paper: Recent studies indicate “that students are often unclear as to what constitutes plagiarism and correct forms of paraphrasing” (Roig 1997, 113).

36. 36 Pt. 2: In-text Your paper (fancy version): A 1997 study by Roig indicated “that students are often unclear as to what constitutes plagiarism and correct forms of paraphrasing” (113).

37. 37 Pt 3: Reference List After the paper: Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students determine whether text has been plagiarized? Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.

38. 38 Endnote ($$) NoodleBib (individual citations) http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/exp ress.php http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/exp ress.php Word 2007 (not good with online articles) Zotero (Firefox extension) http://www.zotero.org http://www.zotero.org Citation Shortcuts

39. Outline Scholarly Sources Finding Sources Giving Credit

40. 40 Questions? Catherine Johnson cajohnson@ubalt.edu 410-837-4276 June 24, 2010