HSAD602: Pearson Library Instruction

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HSAD602 PearsonLibrary Instruction

• Thomas Arendall
• Langsdale Library
• 410-837-4275
• Tarendall-salvetti_at_ubalt.edu

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Outline

• Course website and resources
• Searching
• Periodical comparison
• Citation
• Plagiarism

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Getting Started

• Course website
• http//langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/course_
• websites/fa09/hsad602_pearson.htm
• Get barcode
• https//langsdale.ubalt.edu/info_services/
• lib_reg_form.cfm

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2. Searching

• Identify keywords and related terms topic
  concepts, population, relationship, etc

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3. Periodical Comparison

• Not all journals are created equal
• Comparison chart
• Exercise

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4. Citation

• 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

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Citation

• Give Credit where Credit is Due

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Why Cite?

• Supports your argument
• Shows knowledge of research in field
• Honest/ethical/legal avoid violations of
  academic integrity
• Helps reader find your sources

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Why Cite? (cont.)

• Consequences of Academic Dishonesty at UB
  (Plagiarism, cheating, etc.)
• Non-credit for Work (likely failing class)
• Disciplinary Probation (cannot represent UB)
• Disciplinary Suspension (at least 1 semester)
• Disciplinary Dismissal (reapply after 1 year)
• Disciplinary Expulsion (permanent dismissal)
• Source UB Student Handbook

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Why Worry About Format?

• Lets Play
• Spot the Author!

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• 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

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• 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.

Activity from Paon, M. (2004). Citation
Scramble. Retrieved September 2, 2009, from
Dalhousie University Libraries at
http//infolit.library.dal.ca/staff/activities/Cit
ation_Scramble.htm
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Citation Style

• APA style
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological
  Association (5th or 6th ed.)
• Chapter 4 (Reference List)

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Citation Style

• 2 parts to APA style
• Parenthetical notation in-text
• Reference List at end

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Pt. 1 In-text

• Your paper
• Recent studies indicate that students are often
  unclear as to what constitutes plagiarism and
  correct forms of paraphrasing (Roig, 1997, p.
  113).

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Pt. 1 In-text

• Your paper (alternate version)
• A 1997 study by Roig indicated that students are
  often unclear as to what constitutes plagiarism
  and correct forms of paraphrasing (p. 113).

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Pt 2 Reference List

• After the paper
• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

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Citation Information

• Get all the info you need to properly cite the
  source
• Author(s)/Editor(s)
• Article/Chapter Title
• Journal Information (title, volume, issue, pages,
  database name)
• Book Information (title, edition, publisher
  location)
• Publication date
• Document Object Identifier (DOI), Web address
  (URL) and date accessed

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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

Author
Date
Article Title
Pages
Journal Title
Volume
Issue
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

Author
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

Date
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.

Article Title
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

Journal Title
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

Volume
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.

Issue
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

Pages
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Citation Style Journals (online)

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  Retrieved
  September 8, 2009 from

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Citation Style

• OK.
• Now You Try It!

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Citation Shortcuts

• Endnote ()
• NoodleBib (individual citations)
  http//www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/express.php
• Word 2007 (not good with online articles)
• Zotero (Firefox extension)http//www.zotero.orgW
  orkshops _at_ Langsdalehttp//langsdale.ubalt.edu/in
  fo_services/instruction/internet_class.htmZotero

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For More Information

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological
  Association, 6th ed. at the Reference Desk
• Writing Consultation (Academic Resource Center,
  AC 111)
• arc_at_ubalt.edu [phone]

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5. Plagiarism

• Plagiarism includes the copying of the language,
  structure, ideas, and/or thoughts of another and
  representing same as ones own original work.
  emphasis added
• University of Baltimore. Student Handbook.
  Retrieved on Oct 13, 2006 from http//www.ubalt.ed
  u/template.cfm?page283

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Plagiarism includes

• Word-for-word quotation (with or without
  quotations)
• Paraphrasing

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Plagiarism

• Cite every time you borrow
• language (quotation)
• sentence structure (paraphrase)
• ideas (paraphrase)
• Good rule of thumb If its not common
  knowledge, CITE!

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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?page283

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Intentional Plagiarism

• Knowingly, Without Citing
• Quoting (using words)
• Paraphrasing (using ideas or structure)
• Cutting and Pasting Entire Sections
• Buying a Paper

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Unintentional Plagiarism

• Accidentally using an authors words or ideas
  without citing them.

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Unintentional Plagiarism

• Accidentally using an authors words or ideas
  without citing them.
• Causes
• Careless Notes
• Incomplete/Lost Citation Information
• Too Little Time
• Cultural Differences

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UB Plagiarism Tutorial

• Required for all new UB students (undergraduate
  and graduate)
• Must be taken in the first semester
• Until completed, registration is blocked for the
  second semester
• Faculty can make it a requirement for all
  students in a course
• Enter through UB Portal (Student
  Page)https//myub.ubalt.edu/

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Discussion

• Which of the following scenarios are examples of
  plagiarism?

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Questions???

• Thomas Arendall
• 410-837-4275
• tarendall-salvetti_at_ubalt.edu
• Reference
• 410-837-4274
• langref_at_ubalt.edu
• IM ublangsdale