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Library Research Skills
Saran Croos, Librarian
Engineering and Computer Science Library
University of New Brunswick
15 Dineen Drive, Room C-15
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5H5
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (506) 410 - 2507
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Learning Objectives:
• Sources of Information (Part 1)
• Avoiding Plagiarism (Part 2)
• Library Resources (Part 3)
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Part 1
Sources of Information
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What is a Source of Information?
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2 Types of Sources of Information
- Primary Sources
- Secondary Sources
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Primary Sources
Sources that present original research.
Examples: • Research article published in a journal • Conference proceedings • Lab notebooks • Technical Reports • Theses/ Dissertation • Patents
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Secondary Sources
Secondary Sources are written about primary sources.
They analyze, interpret, and discuss information from the
primary sources.
Examples:
• Encyclopedias • Dictionaries • Newspaper articles • Handbooks • Reviews
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Scholarly Publications
VS
Peer Reviewed (refereed) Publications
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Scholarly Publications
• Written by experts
• Academic focus
• Reports original research (experimentation)
• Research methodology or theory
• Detailed analysis
Examples: Books & Journal Articles
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Peer Reviewed (Refereed) Publications
• Scholarly publications that go through a
rigorous assessment process by other experts
in the same subject area.
Example: Journal articles
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Part 2
Avoiding Plagiarism
Using APA Style
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What is plagiarism?
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2 Types of Plagiarism
1) Deliberate Plagiarism
2) Unintentional Plagiarism
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Deliberate Plagiarism
• Copying or buying a paper
• Recycling a document from another course
• Using information without citing the source
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Unintentional Plagiarism
• Paraphrasing very close to the original document (Patchwriting)
• Copying and pasting online sources and forgetting to cite the source
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You don’t have to cite:
“Common Knowledge”
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Common Knowledge
• Information generally known to an educated reader, such as “Widely Known”:
- Facts
- Dates
- Ideas
- Language
• Found in several sources without being cited
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What do you have to cite?
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Direct Quotations
• According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).
• She stated, "Students often had difficulty using APA style" (Jones, 1998, p. 199), but she did not offer an explanation as to why.
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Long Quotations
Jones's (1998) study found the following: Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time citing sources. This difficulty could be attributed to the fact that many students failed to purchase a style manual or to ask their teacher for help (p. 199).
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Summary or Paraphrases
• According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners.
• APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners (Jones, 1998, p. 199).
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For more information please consult the APA Style Guide.
http://lib.unb.ca/instruction/scroos/APACitationStyle.pdf
http://unb.worldcat.org.proxy.hil.unb.ca/oclc/317697841
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Library Resources (Part 3)
Let’s look at some library resources
www.lib.unb.ca