1. TSEM:
Plagiarism and
APA Style
Laksamee Putnam – Research &
Instruction Librarian
Slides:
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4. It’s out there, why not reuse it?
ImagebyDuaneHoffmann
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32657885
Sydell. L. (2015) Online stars feel
cheated as YouTube/Facebook battle
over videos. All Tech
Considered/Morning Edition.
http://bit.ly/youtubevsfacebookvideo
Lang, J.M. (2015) Cheating
inadvertently. The Chronicle of Higher
Education. Retrieved from
http://chronicle.com/article/Cheating
-Inadvertently/229883/
Godin, S. (2014) Why I want you to
steal my ideas. ideas.ted.com
Retrieved from
http://ideas.ted.com/2014/02/03/the-
big-mistake-we-all-make-about-ideas/
• What is your definition
of plagiarism?
• What makes some
plagiarism “wrong” or
“right”?
5. Pre-class citation
Cite this article: http://bit.ly/RYQ2Nz
Kinlaw, C.R., Dunlap, L.L., & D’Angelo, J.A.
(2012). Relations between faculty use of
online academic resources and student
class attendance. Computers &
Education, 59(2), 167-172.
doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2011.12.028
8. Style Manuals
Different disciplines use different
style manuals
Social Sciences = American
Psychological Association (APA)
Humanities = MLA Handbook for
Writers of Research Papers (MLA)
9. The point is…
Acknowledge where you found the
information
Briefly identify the source
Allows others to find additional
information
10. What needs to be cited?
Books
Web Pages
Magazine articles
Graphics
VHS,DVD, audio, etc.
Government reports
Statistics
Encyclopedia articles
Any source of information!
11. What needs to be cited?
Direct quotes
Ideas borrowed
Paraphrased material
12. In-text Citation needs:
Direct Quote
All authors’ last names
Year of publication
Page number
Paraphrase
All authors’ last names
Year of publication
13. Direct Quote: In-text citation
Obesity was once considered “either a
moral failing or evidence of underlying
psychopathology” (Yanovski and
Yanovski, 2002, p. 592).
A relationship is defined as “the
interdependence between two or more
people” (Coombs, 2001, p.106).
14. Direct Quote: In-text citation
Longer than 40 words?
Indented five spaces from left margin in
block format
Usually it is better to paraphrase
15. The wrong way to paraphrase:
Failure to Cite Source
Original
“They desire, for
example, virtue and
the absence of vice,
no less really than
pleasure and the
absence of pain.”
Source: Mill, John Stuart.
“Utilitarianism.” On Liberty and
Other Essays. New York: Oxford
University Press, 1998. Quote is
from page 169.
Paraphrase
People want
morality just as much
as they want
happiness.
16. The wrong way to paraphrase:
Lack of Significant Rewording
Original
“To the young
American architects
who made the
pilgrimage, the most
dazzling figure of all
was Walter Gropius,
founder of the
Bauhaus School.”
Source: Wolfe, Tom. From Bauhaus
to Our House. New York: Farrar
Straus Giroux, 1981. Quote is from
page 10.
Paraphrase
To young American
architects who went
to Germany, the
most dazzling figure
was Walter Gropius,
founder of the
Bauhaus School
(Wolfe, 1981).
17. Paraphrase: In-text citation
Original
America today has
veered too far in the
direction of formal
testing without
adequate
consideration of the
costs and limitations
of an exclusive
emphasis on that
approach.
Paraphrase
In the United States,
the education system
places too much
emphasis on formal
testing, overlooking the
limitations and
expenses imposed
when that assessment
strategy is employed
exclusively (Gardner,
1993).
18. Paraphrase: In-text citation
Original
The Republican
Convention of 1860
… is sometimes seen
as a symbol of Whig
triumph within the
party. A closer look,
however, indicates
that the Whig’s
triumph within the
party was of a very
tentative nature.”
Paraphrase
Contrary to many
historians, Eric Foner
(1995)argues that
the Republican
platform of 1860
should not be
understood as an
indication of Whig
dominance of the
party.
19. In-text Citations
More than one author
Two authors
Greenfield and Savage (1990)
(Greenfield & Savage, 1990, p. 567)
Three to five authors
You must first identify all of the authors either in the signal phrase or the
first citation.
Terrace, Petitto, Sanders, and Bever (1979) believed…
(Terrace, Petitto, Sanders, & Bever, 1979)
After you have identified all, you may use “et al.”
Terrace et al. (1979) stated……
(Terrace et al., 1979)
Six or more authors
Use first authors last name and then et al.
20. In-text Citations
Organization as author
Government or other organization
Use organization name as author in signal
phrase
Use organization in parenthetical citation
The National Institute of Mental Health
(2001)…
(National Institute of Mental Health, 2001)
21. Special cases
If you have more than one author with
the same last name, use the first initial in
the citation
(Smith, A., 2002)
If you have more than one work in the
same year by the same author, use letters
a, b, c, etc. to indicate correct source
(Entman, 2004a)
22. References
The in-text citation must match up with the references
entry
Use the heading “References” at the top of a new
page
List entries alphabetically
Author’s last name (if no author, then by organization
name or title)
Double space each entry
No extra spaces between entries
If over one line, entry should have a hanging indent
23.
24. References - Website
Create a reference for this website
Author or sponsoring organization:
Last update or Copyright date?:
Title of page:
Format if applicable:
Retrieved from:
25. References - Website
Create a reference for this website
Author or sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services
Last update or Copyright date?: (n.d.).
Title of page: What is cyberbullying.
Format if applicable:
Retrieved from http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-
it/index.html
26. Website example
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
(n.d.). What is cyberbullying. Retrieved from
http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/w
hat-is-it/index.html
Notes:
1. If you can’t find a date n.d. is inserted as an abbreviation for No Date
2. No italics!
3. Format is inserted between [brackets] and can be used for [Video file]
[Brochure] etc.
4. Date retrieved is only required if content is likely to change
27. References – Books
Create a reference for this book
Book authors or editors:
Last name
First letter of first name and middle initial
Date of publication:
Book Title:
Publication information:
City and state
Publisher
28. References – Books
Create a reference for this book
Book authors or editors: Grant, J.
Date of publication: (1994).
Book Title: I hate school!: Some common
sense answers for educators & parents who
want to know why & what to do about it
Publication information: Rosemont, NJ:
Modern Learning Press.
29. Book Example
Grant, J. (1994). I hate school!: Some common sense
answers for educators & parents who want to
know why & what to do about it. Rosemont, NJ:
Modern Learning Press.
Notes:
1. Periods must follow first letter of author’s name and middle initial,
publication date, book title, and publisher.
2. Book title is always in italics.
3. Only capitalize the first letter of book title, any letter following a colon (:),
and proper nouns.
30. References – Journals
Create a reference for this journal article
Article author:
Last name
First letter of first name and middle initial
Date of publication:
Article title:
Periodical title:
Publication information:
Volume number and issue number (if available)
Page numbers
Digital Object Identifier number:
31. References – Journals
Create a reference for this journal article
Article author: Peleg, R., & Baram-Tsabari, A.
Date of publication: (2011).
Article title: Atom surprise: Using theatre in primary
science education.
Periodical title: Journal of Science Education &
Technology,
Publication information: 20(5), 508-524.
Digital Object Identifier number: doi:10.1007/s10956-011-
9299-yx
32. Journal Example
Peleg, R., & Baram-Tsabari, A. (2011). Atom surprise: Using theatre
in primary science education. Journal of Science Education
& Technology, 20(5), 508-524. doi:10.1007/s10956-011-9299-y
Notes:
1. Periods must follow first letter of author’s first and middle initial, publication
date, article title, and publication information.
2. A comma will follow the author’s last name, first initial (if more than one
author), journal title and volume number.
3. Article title is never italicized – always written normal.
4. Always italicize: journal title, volume number, and the commas before and
after volume number. Journal title follows capitol case lettering.
5. Only capitalize the first letter of article title, any letter following a colon (:),
and proper nouns.
6. Place a space between author first name and middle initial
33. Journal Articles Extra Info
Articles retrieved from a database such as
EBSCO or PsycINFO do not need to
include database information
Articles not including a doi number should
contain the journal URL after the page
numbers such as
Retrieved from http://js.sagamorepub.com/pe
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36. Questions?
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