This document provides an overview of a presentation on plagiarism and APA style. The presentation was given by Laksamee Putnam, a research and instruction librarian. The agenda included discussing real world plagiarism examples, explaining APA citation style, providing an APA worksheet, and sharing slides online.

1. TSEM 102:
Plagiarism and
APA Style
Laksamee Putnam – Research &
Instruction Librarian
Slides:
http://bit.ly/tsemmcarthur2012apaslides

2. First…
 Laksamee Putnam
 lputnam@towson.edu
 Cook Library Reference:
 410.704.2462.
 IM/email
 Phone: 410.704.3746.
 Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
 Albert S. Cook facebook profile
 Slides:
http://bit.ly/tsemmcarthur2012apaslides

3. A quick plug…
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 When: Tuesday, October 30th from 7pm
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is being held in connection with the
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whose 2012 selection for this statewide
reading initiative is The Cellist of
Sarajevo

4. Agenda
 Real world examples and discussion
 APA citation style
 APA worksheet
 Slides:
http://bit.ly/tsemmcarthur2012apaslides

5. It’s out there, why not reuse it?
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32657885
Gabriel, Trip. “Plagiarism Lines Blur for
Image by Duane Hoffmann
Students in the Digital Age.”
nytimes.com. The New York Times, 1
Aug 2010. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02
/education/02cheat.html>
• What does intellectual property mean to you? Is it an important
idea, why or why not?
• With so much information out there, is there such a thing as an
original idea? Does that mean you have to credit every single
person?
• How does plagiarism affect academia?

6. Eureka!  How is this video connected
to the previous library sessions
on learning how to research?
Is it connected to plagiarism?
Why or why not?
 If ideas come from multiple
people working together and
building off of each other,
when you try to give credit,
who do you give it to?
Johnson, S. (2010) Where good ideas  How can you stay
come from. TED: Ideas worth spreading. connected/current/organize
http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson d while doing your research?
_where_good_ideas_come_from.html
Image taken from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seatbelt67/502255276/in/photostream/

7. APA Style
 Citations

8. APA Style
 References

9. Style Manuals
 Differentdisciplines use different
style manuals
 Social Sciences = American
Psychological Association (APA)
 Humanities = MLA Handbook for
Writers of Research Papers (MLA)

10. The point is…
 Acknowledge where you found the
information
 Briefly identify the source
 Allows others to find additional
information

11. What needs to be cited?
 Books
 Web Pages
 Magazine articles
 Graphics
 VHS,DVD, audio, etc.
 Government reports
 Statistics
 Encyclopedia articles
 Any source of information!

12. What needs to be cited?
 Directquotes
 Ideas borrowed
 Paraphrased material

13. In-text Citation needs:
 Direct Quote
 All authors’ last names
 Year of publication
 Page number
 Paraphrase
 All authors’ last names
 Year of publication

14. Direct Quote: In-text citation
 As researchers Yanovski and Yanovski
(2002) have explained, obesity was once
considered “either a moral failing or
evidence of underlying
psychopathology” (p. 592).
OR
 A relationship is defined as “the
interdependence between two or more
people” (Coombs, 2001, p.106).

15. Direct quotes: In-text citation
 Longer than 40 words?
 Indented five spaces from left margin in
block format
 Usually it is better to paraphrase

16. Paraphrase: In-text citation
 Original  Paraphrase
 America today has  In the United States,
veered too far in the the education system
direction of formal places too much
emphasis on formal
testing without testing, overlooking the
adequate limitations and
consideration of the expenses imposed
costs and limitations when that assessment
of an exclusive strategy is employed
emphasis on that exclusively (Gardner,
approach. 1993).

17. Paraphrase: In-text citation
 Original  Paraphrase
 The Republican  Contrary to many
Convention of 1860 historians, Eric Foner
… is sometimes seen argues that the
as a symbol of Whig
triumph within the Republican platform
party. A closer look, of 1860 should not
however, indicates be understood as an
that the Whig’s indication of Whig
triumph within the dominance of the
party was of a very party (1995).
tentative nature.”

18. 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.

19. 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)

20. Special cases
 Ifyou have more than one author with
the same last name, use the first initial in
the citation
 (Smith, A., 2002)
 Ifyou 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)

21. 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. References – Books
 Create a reference for this book
 Book authors or editors: Grant, J.
 Last name
 First letter of first name and middle initial
 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.
 City and state
 Publisher

24. Book Example
Grant, S. (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.

25. References – Journals
 Create a reference for this journal article
 Article author: Peleg, R., & Baram-Tsabari, A.
 Last name
 First letter of first name and middle initial
 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.
 Volume number and issue number (if available)
 Page numbers
 Digital Object Identifier number: doi:10.1007/s10956-011-9299-yx

26. 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.
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

27. 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

28. Common Knowledge
Quandary
 Some examples:
 Waste not, want not.
 George Washington was the first president
of the US
 The earth is round
 When in doubt, cite it.

29. Library Resources for APA

30. Practice creating citations
 Gohere to complete the plagiarism
worksheet
 http://bit.ly/TSEMmcarthur2012APA

31. Questions?
 Feel free to contact me:
 Laksamee Putnam
 lputnam@towson.edu
 410.704.3746.
 Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU
 Or any reference librarian:
 Visit Cook Library Reference Desk
 410.704.2462.
 IM – tucookchat