Mike Kiel
Langsdale Library
410-837-4236
skiel@ubalt.edu
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Course website and resources
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Periodical comparison
Citation
Plagiarism
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Course website:
http://ubalt.libguides.com/hsad602
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Get barcode:
Call the circulation desk 410-837-4260
Email them at langcirc@ubalt.edu
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Identify keywords and related terms –
topic concepts, population,
relationship, etc
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Not all journals are created equal!
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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
Give Credit where Credit is Due
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Supports your argument
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Shows knowledge of research in field
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Honest/ethical/legal – avoid violations of
academic integrity
Helps reader find your sources
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Consequences of Academic Dishonesty at UB
(Plagiarism, cheating, etc.)
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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)
Let’s 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/Citation_Scramble.htm
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APA style
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Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (5th or 6th ed.)
Chapter 4 (Reference List)
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2 parts to APA style
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Parenthetical notation in-text
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Reference List at end
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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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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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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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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
Author
Date
Article Title
Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate
students determine whether text has
been plagiarized? Psychological Record
47(1), 113-122.
Volume
Issue
Pages
Journal Title
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Author
Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate
students determine whether text has
been plagiarized? Psychological Record
47(1), 113-122.
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Date
Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate
students determine whether text has
been plagiarized? Psychological Record
47(1), 113-122.
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Article Title
Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate
students determine whether text has
been plagiarized? Psychological Record
47(1), 113-122.
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Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate
students determine whether text has
been plagiarized? Psychological Record
47(1), 113-122.
Journal Title
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Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate
students determine whether text has
been plagiarized? Psychological Record
47(1), 113-122.
Volume
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Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate
students determine whether text has
been plagiarized? Psychological Record
47(1), 113-122.
Issue
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Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate
students determine whether text has
been plagiarized? Psychological Record
47(1), 113-122.
Pages
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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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OK.
Now You Try It!
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NoodleBib (individual citations)
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebi
b/express.php
 Word can do it! (sort of)
 Zotero (Firefox extension)
http://www.zotero.org
Workshops @ Langsdale
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http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/info_services/instruction/internet_
class.htm#Zotero
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Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association, 6th ed. at the
Reference Desk
Writing Consultation (Achievement and
Learning Center)
alc@ubalt.edu (410) 837-5383
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“Plagiarism includes the copying of the
language, structure, ideas, and/or thoughts
of another and representing same as one’s
own original work.” [emphasis added]
University of Baltimore. Student Handbook. Retrieved on Oct
13, 2006 from
http://www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=283
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Word-for-word quotation (with or without
quotations)
Paraphrasing
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Cite every time you borrow:
 language (quotation)
 sentence structure (paraphrase)
 ideas (paraphrase)
Good rule of thumb: If it’s not common
knowledge, CITE!
What does that MEAN though?
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Penalties can include:
◦ “F” on the assignment
◦ “F” for the class
◦ Suspension
◦ Expulsion
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Knowingly, Without Citing…
◦ Quoting (using words)
◦ Paraphrasing (using ideas or structure)
◦ Cutting and Pasting Entire Sections
◦ Buying a Paper
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Accidentally using an author’s
words or ideas without citing them.
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Accidentally using an author’s
words or ideas without citing them.
Causes:
◦ Careless Notes
◦ Incomplete/Lost Citation Information
◦ Too Little Time…
◦ Cultural Differences
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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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Which of the following scenarios are
examples of plagiarism?
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Mike Kiel
410-837-4236
skiel@ubalt.edu
Reference
410-837-4274
langref@ubalt.edu
IM: ublangsdale
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Mike Kiel
410-837-4236
skiel@ubalt.edu
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Reference
410-837-4274
langref@ubalt.edu
IM: ublangsdale
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