Transcript Plagiarism Citing Sources Evaluating Sources

Plagiarism
Citing Sources
Evaluating Sources
Mrs. Castro
GJHS Library
Definition
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According to the Merriam-Webster
Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize"
means
1) to steal and pass off (the ideas or
words of another) as one's own
2) to use (another's production) without
crediting the source
3) to commit literary theft
4) to present as new and original an idea
or product derived from an existing
source
What?
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In other words, plagiarism is an act
of fraud.
It involves both stealing someone
else's work and lying about it
afterward.
Not citing sources…
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“Ghost Writer”
“The Photocopy”
“The Potluck Paper”
“The Poor Disguise”
“The Labor of Laziness”
“The Self Stealer”
Sources cited, still plagiarized…
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“The
“The
“The
“The
“The
Forgotten Footnote”
Misinformer”
Too-Perfect Paraphrase”
Resourceful Citer”
Perfect Crime”
Did you know?
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The penalties for plagiarism can be
surprisingly severe, ranging from
failure of classes and expulsion from
academic institutions to heavy fines
and jail time!
GJHS Student Handbook
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Students are expected to do their
own work.
Students who choose to cheat,
plagiarize, or forge may:
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1. have to repeat work for partial or no
credit
2. receive a grade of zero
3. receive a failing grade for the
semester
Believe it or not…
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Changing the words of an original
source is not sufficient to prevent
plagiarism. If you have retained the
essential idea of an original source,
and have not cited it, then no
matter how drastically you may
have altered its context or
presentation, you have still
plagiarized.
What do we do?
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Cite Sources
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Acknowledge borrowed material/ideas
Provide audience with information
to find sources
What is Citation?
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A "citation" is the way you tell your
readers that certain material in your
work came from another source. It also
gives your readers the information
necessary to find that source again,
including:
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Author
Title
Publishing Company
Date of Publication
Page numbers of the material
Where to locate the source
When do I need to Cite?
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Whenever you borrow words or ideas.
The following situations almost always
require citation:
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Quotes
Paraphrase
Use an idea someone else has already
expressed
Make specific reference to the work of
another
Someone else's work has been critical in
developing your own ideas
How do I Cite?
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GJHS Library Website
http://gjhs.mesa.k12.co.us/library
Citation Machine
Library Handouts
Keeping track of sources
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Save to favorites
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Organize this so you can find things
again
Before moving on, save pages so you
can easily go back
Look for “persistent” links
Keep a “working” works cited list
Evaluate Your Sources
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Databases - great places to start
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EBSCO – Infotrac – Worldbook – Science FOF
Print resources
Websites 
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Who, What, Where, When, Why
Use an evaluation form
Be very careful!
Try it!
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The importance of evaluating sites… and
looking at the dot what?
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www.whitehouse.net
www.whitehouse.gov
www.whitehouse.org
Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division
http://www.dhmo.org/
Creating better searches…
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Worldbook (online or print)
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Great place to “pre-search”
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General overview of topic
Find key words to use in searching
Database Basic Search Tips – handout
available in the library (Yellow)
Boolean Operators
 Parentheses
 Quotation Marks
 Wildcard and truncation symbols – ?,!,*
 Proximity
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Sources:
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www.plagiarism.org
www.m-w.com
GJHS Student Handbook, 05-06
http://gjhs.mesa.k12.co.us/library
http://citationmachine.net/
Database Basic Search Tips – GJHS
Research Notes & Web Evaluation - GJHS