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Research: Possibilities, Plagiarism, and Problems
- 1. Deana Brown, Reference and Instruction Librarian Peg Johnson, Library Director
- 2. When was the last time YOU wrote a research paper? A. In the Dark Ages of card catalogs and paper periodical indexes B. In the Good Old Days of card catalogs and paper periodical indexes C. It’s been so long I can’t remember. D. I’ve never written one.
- 3. Where do you want your students doing their research? A. Google, is there anything else now? B. Wikipedia which we all find through Google. C. Are you crazy? I tell them to ask the librarians. D.It depends on what I’m looking for.
- 4. What resources do you accept from your students? A. Google B. Wikipedia C. Scholarly Articles D.Print Books E. I’ll take anything a student can find
- 5. Steps in the Research Process • Determine research need (usually assigned paper). • Develop a topic and a thesis statement. • Develop a search strategy -- where to research, possible search terms, keywords, narrowing the topic, who can help. • Find resources. • Evaluate resources. • Cite resources.
- 6. Problems
- 7. What was the story on plagiarism when you went to school? ...be honest A. No one plagiarized – it was too hard to type out all that stuff without making mistakes. B. Oh how I wish there had been copy and paste. C. We bought our papers from the grad student at the local coffee shop. D. My roommate wrote them in exchange for beer (or something else). E. Not even an option!
- 8. Do you see plagiarism in your classes? A. Yes, it’s rampant. B. There is some. C. I’ve never seen it in my classes. D.I wouldn’t recognize it if I saw it.
- 9. Why do students plagiarize? A. They’re lazy. B. They are pressed for time. C. They don’t understand that they are plagiarizing. D.Some or all of the above.
- 10. For Plagiarism
- 17. How to make plagiarism-proof assignments Article on flipping how students look at Wikipedia, http://www.good.is/post/for-a-growing- number-of-college-students-wikipedia-is- their-homework/
- 18. What other problems do you see? A. Inadequate resources B. Procrastination C. Improper citation D.All or some of the above E. Other
- 19. “Googling” something does NOT count as research
- 21. Require Resources From the Library Physical Materials Books Paper periodicals DVDS CDs Electronic materials Reference materials (Credo Reference) Ebooks (ebrary) Journal articles, scholarly and popular (many databases) Streaming videos (Films on Demand)
- 23. Library Instruction Session We love teaching! Whether here in the library, or in your classroom, we’ll show your students how easy it is to access quality resources. You can place your request through Stop by the library and fill the Library Tab in Jack out a form in-person OR
- 25. Link from the Library tab >> Get Help with Resources >> Assignment Calculator
- 30. Use the citation tool built into Library databases.
- 34. What helpful tools could we provide for you? What useful tools could we provide for your students? How can we help you help students?
- 35. What do think of the material in this presentation? A. Great, really helpful and useful. B. Take it on the road. C. Librarians rock. D. All or some of the above. E. Not so much…