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DPA Library Workshop
Catherine Johnson
410-837-4276
June 21, 2011
DPA Resources at Langsdale
http://ubalt.libguides.com/publicadministration
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Scholarly or Popular?
Appearance: plain or dynamic?
Frequency: quarterly or weekly?
Types of Articles: original research or news?
Length: long or short?
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Scholarly or Popular? pt.2
Popular or Scholarly?
Audience: academics or general public?
Sources: works cited or not?
Publisher: university press or mass-market?
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Finding Journal Articles
Databases:
Public Affairs Index
ABI/Inform (business)
Business Source Premier (business)
Academic Search Premier (general)
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Finding Journal Articles
Do we own it? Journal Finder
Off-CampusLog in to “Research Port” with barcode
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All academic work uses the ideas of others…
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
Issac Newton, Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
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Plagiarism
“Plagiarism includes the copying of the language, structure, ideas, and/or thoughts of another and representing same as one’s own original work.” [emphasis added]
University of Baltimore. Student Handbook. Retrieved on Oct 13, 2006 from http://www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=283
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Plagiarism
Cite every time you borrow:
language (quotation)
sentence structure (paraphrase)
ideas (paraphrase)
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Plagiarism
Penalties can include:“F” on the assignment
“F” for the class
Suspension
Expulsion
University of Baltimore. Student Handbook. Retrieved on July 14, 2005 from http://www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=283
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Intentional Plagiarism
Knowingly, Without Citing…Quoting (using words)
Paraphrasing (using ideas or structure)
Cutting and Pasting Entire Sections
Buying a Paper
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Unintentional Plagiarism
Accidentally using an author’s words or ideas without citing them.
Causes:Careless NotesIncomplete/Lost Citation InformationToo Little Time…Cultural Differences
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“From Slip to Chip” in “Harvard Magazine” November/December 1990. Pages 52-57. Edward Tenner.
PC WEEK, volume 16, Issue 5. page. 3. Dodge, John. 1999. “When Listening to Customers is the Wrong Thing to Do.”
Special Section 361 (8246) 3. Drucker, Peter. The Economist. The Next Society. 2001
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Nieuwenhuysen, P. (2000). Information literacy courses for university students. Campus-Wide Information Systems 7 (5): 167-173.
Fishman, D.L. (1998). Managing the virtual reference desk. Medical Reference Services Quarterly 17 (1): 1-10.
Kuhlthau, C.C. (1993). Principle of uncertainty for information seeking. Journal of Documentation 49 (4): 339-355.
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DisclosureActivity from:Dalhousie University Libraries. (2004).
Citation Scramble. Retrieved July 11, 2005, from http://infolit.library.dal.ca/staff/activities/Citation_Scramble.htm
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Citation Style
APA style
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.)
Chapter 4 (Reference List)
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Citation Style
3 parts to APA style
Quotation marks or paraphrase
In-text (parenthetical notation)
Reference List at end
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Pt. 1: Quotation Marks
Your paper:
Recent studies indicate “that students are often unclear as to what constitutes plagiarism and correct forms of paraphrasing” (Roig 1997, 113).
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Pt. 1: or Paraphrase
Your paper:
According to Roig, students don’t understand plagiarism (Roig 1997, 113).
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Pt. 2: In-text
Your paper:
Recent studies indicate “that students are often unclear as to what constitutes plagiarism and correct forms of paraphrasing” (Roig 1997, 113).
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Pt. 2: In-text
Your paper (fancy version):
A 1997 study by Roig indicated “that students are often unclear as to what constitutes plagiarism and correct forms of paraphrasing” (113).
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Pt 3: Reference List
After the paper:
Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students determine whether text has been plagiarized? Psychological Record 47(1),
113-122.
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Endnote ($$)
NoodleBib (individual citations) http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/express.php
Word 2007 (not good with online articles)
Zotero (Firefox extension)http://www.zotero.org
Citation Shortcuts
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Questions?
Catherine Johnson
410-837-4276
June 24, 2010