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TSEM Spring 2017 Thompson Class 1
This document summarizes a presentation on plagiarism and APA citation style. The presentation covered defining plagiarism, citing sources in APA style both in-text and in the references list, and examples of citations for different media like books, websites and journal articles. It included activities for students to practice citing sources in APA format. The presenter's contact information was provided for any questions.
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- 1. TSEM: Plagiarism and APA Style LaksameePutnam – Research & Instruction Librarian Slides: http://bit.ly/tsemthompsonsp17c1 Please login to a computer and go to this URL
- 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
- 3. Agenda Class discussion APA citation style APA practice
- 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”? • Which was your favorite article? Why?
- 5. Pre-class citation Cite thisarticle: 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
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- 8. Style Manuals Differentdisciplines 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 tobe cited? Books Web Pages Magazine articles Graphics VHS,DVD, audio, etc. Government reports Statistics Encyclopedia articles Any source of information!
- 11. What needs tobe 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-textcitation 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).
- 14. Direct Quote: In-textcitation Longer than 40 words? Indented five spaces from left margin in block format Usually it is better to paraphrase
- 15. The wrong wayto 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 wayto 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. In-text Citations Morethan 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.
- 18. In-text Citations Organizationas 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)
- 19. Special cases Ifyou 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)
- 20. References The in-textcitation 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
- 22. 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:
- 23. 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
- 24. 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:
- 25. Journal Articles ExtraInfo 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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- 27. Citations Relay Rules: Only one person from each team maybe writing on the board No corrections until after designated writer is finished and the judge has checked the citation No cheating and using the built in citation creator!!! First team to complete the citation correctly wins!
- 28. Round 1 –Books Create the full APA reference for this book http://bit.ly/round1relay
- 29. Round 2 –Journal Article Create a full APA reference for this article http://bit.ly/round2relay
- 30. Practice creating citations Go here to practice more citations http://bit.ly/1UO9ZmP Please ask if you have questions! Please provide feedback for the library sessions here http://bit.ly/TUlibraryfeedback
- 31. Questions? Feel freeto 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