USING INFORMATION ETHICALLYTRISHA PREVETT & BRIAN RYCKMAN

Alvin Sherman Library Boot Camp Series

EVALUATING SOURCES• Where is your information coming

from?

• How do you know if it is credible?

• Is the source free of bias?

• Do you look at many sources?

• How do you pick?

CRAAP TEST

CRAAP CRITERIA

CITING SOURCES: WHY

To give credit to others ideas and words (this includes charts, tables, and other graphics)

To allow your reader to find your sources

Know what PLAGIARISM means and how you can avoid it!

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PLAGIARISM AND SELF-PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism is defined as using another person’s ideas or words without giving them proper credit.

Re-using class assignments in other classes is a form of self-plagiarism.

Plagiarism can be grounds for dismissal.

Graphic from San Jose State University plagiarism webpage (http://tutorials.sjlibrary.org/tutorial/plagiarism/tutorial/

3plagiarism.htm

PLAGIARISM

Minor problem Extremely serious

Should I cite?

Is it a quote?

Use quotation marks and cite

it with page number.

Yes

When to Cite a Reference

Is it a paraphrase

?

Cite it with a text citation

YesNo

Is it another’s

idea/theory?

Cite it with a text citation

Yes

No

There is no need to cite if it’s common knowledge or your own thoughts.

No

Cardiff Universityhttps://ilrb.cf.ac.uk/plagiarism/tutorial/whento1.html

CITING SOURCES: HOW

In-text citations (in the body of your paper) Paraphrasing Direct quote

Block quote – over 40 words

Reference list (at the end of your paper)

Two types of citations -In-text citations and references

In-text citation (direct quote):

McPherson (2007) coined the phrase “goblet of motivation” (p. 71).

In-text citation (paraphrase):

McPherson (2007) raised issues of motivation in reading.

In-text citation (direct quote):

McPherson (2007) coined the phrase “goblet of motivation” (p. 71).

In-text citation (paraphrase):

McPherson (2007) raised issues of motivation in reading.

Reference citation -- in reference list:

McPherson, K. (2007). Harry Potter and the goblet of motivation. Teacher Librarian, 34(4), 71. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.4.482

DIRECT AND BLOCK QUOTESDIRECT

According to Mickalowski, Mickelson, and Keltgen (2008), “Apple

parlayed the strong reputation of the Apple brand and the iPod’s

success to enter a lucrative cell phone market” (p. 283).

BLOCKHowever, there are differing opinions about Apple’s iPhone launch:

Apple parlayed the strong reputation of the Apple brand and

the iPod’s success to enter a lucrative cell phone market, a step

that may ward off a potential threat to Apple as other companies

introduce devices that have strong music-storing and playback

capabilities. (Mickalowski, Mickelson, & Keltgen, 2008, pp.

283-284)

APA manual, pp. 170-171

APA REFERENCE LIST– BASIC FORMAT

Start list on a new page, with References bold and centered at the top of the page.

• Double spaced with hanging indent*

• Alphabetize by author’s last name or name of the corporate author

• Every reference should have a corresponding in-text citation

• Every in-text citation should be listed in your references except for:

• Personal Communications • Secondary Sources • Citing an entire website

CITING JOURNAL ARTICLES APA

Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2010). It’s not about time: A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend, 24(3), 34-47.

Author(s)

See APA manual (6th ed.), p. 184

• Initials, not first names.• Ampersand (&), not the word and• Comma before the ampersand.• Space between initials

Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2010). It’s not about time: A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend, 24(3), 34-47.

Year of publication

See APA manual (6th ed.), p. 185

• Enclosed in parentheses• Period after the parentheses• No month or day if the publication is a journal, not a magazine, newsletter, or newspaper article.

CITING JOURNAL ARTICLES APA

Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2010). It’s not about time: A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend, 24(3), 34-47.

Article title

See APA manual (6th ed.), pp. 87, 185

• Only first word in title and subtitle should be be capitalized as well as any proper names.• A period at the end of the title. • Include one space after the period, not two.

CITING JOURNAL ARTICLES APA

Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2010). It’s not about time: A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend, 24(3), 34-47.

See APA manual (6th ed.), p. 186

• Journal title should have all important words capitalized.• It is italicized• The journal title is followed by a comma

Journal title

CITING JOURNAL ARTICLES APA

Watkins, R., & Schlosser, C. D. (2010). It’s not about time: A fresh approach to educational equivalency. TechTrend, 24(3), 34-47.

Volume, issue, and page number(s)

See APA manual (6th ed.), p. 186

• The volume number is italicized• There should be no space between

the volume number and issue number

• Enclose issue number in parentheses and follow by a comma

• Do not use p. or pp. for journal articles.

CITING JOURNAL ARTICLES APA

CITING JOURNAL ARTICLES MLA

Citing Journal Articles From an Online Database

Scott, Bede. “On Superficiality: Truman Capote and the

Ceremony of Style.” Journal of Modern Literature 34.3

(2011): 128-48. Academic OneFile. Web. 29 May 2013.

See MLA (7th ed.), p. 192

Citing Journal Articles: Author Field

Scott, Bede. “On Superficiality: Truman Capote and the

Ceremony of Style.” Journal of Modern Literature 34.3

(2011): 128-48. Academic OneFile. Web. 29 May 2013.

Citing Journal Articles: Article Title Field

Scott, Bede. “On Superficiality: Truman Capote and the

Ceremony of Style.” Journal of Modern Literature 34.3

(2011): 128-48. Academic OneFile. Web. 29 May 2013.

Citing Journal Articles: Publication Information

Scott, Bede. “On Superficiality: Truman Capote and the

Ceremony of Style.” Journal of Modern Literature 34.3

(2011): 128-48. Academic OneFile. Web. 29 May 2013.

Citing Journal Articles: Retrieval Info & Medium of Publication

Scott, Bede. “On Superficiality: Truman Capote and the

Ceremony of Style.” Journal of Modern Literature 34.3

(2011): 128-48. Academic OneFile. Web. 29 May 2013.

Citing Journal Articles: Full Examples Online Database & Print

Scott, Bede. “On Superficiality: Truman Capote and the

Ceremony of Style.” Journal of Modern Literature 34.3

(2011): 128-48. Academic OneFile. Web. 29 May 2013.

Polanah, Paulo, and Karl Precoda. “In the Vortex of Modernity:

Writing Blackness, Blindness and Insight.” Journal of

Modern Literature 34.3 (2011): 31-46. Print.

CITING IN TEXT

MLA in-text citations follow the Author-Page style, meaning the author's last name and the page number(s) of the quotation or paraphrase must appear in the text

Wordsworth stated that Romanic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). direct

Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).direct

Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263). paraphrasing

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