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GERO 101: A discussion on plagiarism and citationLaksamee PutnamResearch & [email protected]
First… Laksamee Putnam [email protected] Cook Library Reference:
410.704.2462. IM/email
Phone: 410.704.3746. Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU Albert S. Cook facebook profile!
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Agenda Introduction to the library
website/resources
Plagiarism/citation discussion
What do you use the library for? Have you had a
library session before?
Where do you go to find a specific book?
Is there a database you use frequently?
How can I help?
The library Catalog – Find Books
Databases – Find Articles
Subject gateways - Gerontology
Help guides – Citation style guides
Plagiarism Using someone’s ideas or expression
of those ideas (words, pictures, music, etc)
Without giving proper credit
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/09/12/copy-cat/
An interesting side story
A quote attributed to Martin Luther King Jr. went viral after the death of Osama bin Laden
But part of it was never said or written by him
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/05/anatomy-of-a-fake-quotation/238257/
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Gabriel, T. (2010, August 1) Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in the Digital Age. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/education/02cheat.html
“If you are not so worried about presenting yourself as absolutely unique, then it’s O.K. …if you say other people’s words, it’s O.K. if you say things you don’t believe, …it’s O.K. if you write papers you couldn’t care less about because they accomplish the task, which is turning something in and getting a grade… and it’s O.K. if you put words out there without getting any credit.”
~Susan D. Blum anthropologist at The University of Notre Dame, author of “My Word!: Plagiarism and College Culture” on student attitudes toward plagiarism
It’s out there, why not reuse it? Discussion on the article:• Your thoughts on plagiarism• Why don’t some people seem to think it’s bad
to copy?• Why do people who know it’s wrong still do it?• Does downloading music count?• How does plagiarism affect
academia/gerontology?• What examples of plagiarism have you heard
of? In the news? From a friend? Etc?
Why does it matter?
Newitz, A. (2012, January 16) You are bitching about the wrong things when you read an article about science. I09 blog. Retrieved from http://io9.com/5873948/you-are-bitching-about-the-wrong-things-when-you-read-an-article-about-science
“Science is designed to challenge our common sense assumptions about the world because they are often wrong. Sometimes, however, common sense turns out to be right. Which is why occasionally science seems to prove the obvious. But that's not science being useless - it's science doing what it does best, which is applying rigor and rationality to anecdote and dogma.”
Why does it matter? Discussion on the article
• Why is it important to attribute information to a source?
• Why is anecdotal information still so compelling?
• What does this have to do with you? In real life? In school?
The point is… No matter where you are, you will constantly need to
assess the information around you
In order to be an informed consumer you should know how to evaluate the information you acquire
In order to support your own arguments you should know how to research your question and cite your sources
To insure that information is spread fairly and openly practicing proper citation is a practice you should make a habit of now
Questions? Laksamee Putnam [email protected] Cook Library Reference:
410.704.2462. IM/email
Phone: 410.704.3746.
