1. Plagiarism and Citing Sources LIBS 100 June 13, 2005

2. What is 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. What is 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 Submit as your own someone else’s unpublished work, either with or without permission.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. How do you avoid plagiarism? Paraphrase and give credit to source. Use quotation marks and give credit to source. Compose your own work and give credit to sources used.

5. Cite your sources! Homophone - words that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning or spelling. Cite - To quote or refer to Site - A place or location (web site) Sight - Something that is seen, or to view

6. Do you cite everything? No!! Do not cite: Common facts Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the US and held office from 1801-1809 Common knowledge Syracuse is the snowiest major city in NY.

7. Plagiarism Tutorial Acadia University, Nova Scotia Go to this web site, click “Restart” and do the tutorial http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/

8. Citation Styles MLA APA Turabian Chicago Manual of Style Other miscellaneous styles

9. Book Citations Book entry has three parts: Author Title (italicized or underlined) Publication information Geertz, Clifford. The Interpretation of Cultures. New York: Basic Books, 1973

10. Magazine Magazine entry has four parts: Author Title (of article, in quotes) Title (of publication, underlined or italicized) Publication information Jones, Mick. “My Life with the Stones.” Time 14 Nov. 1989: 1-20.

11. Journal (peer reviewed, focused publication) Journal entry also has four parts: Author Title (of article, in quotes) Title (of publication, underlined or italicized) Publication information includes –Volume number.issue number –Date

12. Writing a Journal Article Citation Author's last name, Author's first name. "Article Title." Journal Title in Italics or Underlined Volume.Number (Date): page numbers. Raloff, Janet. “ Dead Waters.” Science News 165.23 (5 June 2004): 360-362.

13. In-class work We will begin searching EBSCO databases for articles on our research topics Use EBSCO tutorial if you need help getting started

14. EBSCO Tutorial Log in to Virtual Library –Login: syracuse –Password: student Web Resources –Tutorials & Research How to search EBSCO Host Online –Basic Searching

15. Developing Search Terms Fill out worksheet provided First - pick out key concepts Next - alternate ways of phrasing or synonyms Think about ways ideas connect

16. In-class work Finalize your research question. Check with me if you need help. Log in to B&S Virtual Library, vl.bryantstratton.edu vl.bryantstratton.edu Begin searching for articles on your topic Class is not over until time is up!!

17. Homework Quiz on Wednesday, June 15th