Combating Plagiarism: A Hands-On Guide for Librarians, Teachers, and Students

by Terry Darr

Overview

Offers an instructional plan for plagiarism education for middle school and high school students, allowing librarians to become a resource for students, teachers, and school administrators.

The proliferation of resources now available through libraries and the internet requires a new set of information management skills in order for students to avoid plagiarism. While educators legitimately expect students to approach academic work with honesty and integrity, students need to be able to understand the context of their academic resources—both print and digital—well enough to use them appropriately and ethically. Combating Plagiarism helps middle and high school teachers and librarians understand and teach the authorship and publication process so students learn to use relevant information in an ethically and academically sound fashion.

Terry Darr's long-term collaboration with a high school history teacher taught her the challenges faced by students conducting research—and by librarians and teachers tasked with teaching plagiarism prevention. Her book is full of tested concepts for teaching these complex topics, emphasizing our modern reliance on digital sources. An extensive student reference section covers common knowledge, fact, and opinion. A wealth of practical resources includes real-life examples from research papers as well as plenty of instructional materials, exercises, and lesson plans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440865466
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/24/2019
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	6.15(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

Terry Darr is library director at Loyola Blakefield, an independent college preparatory school for boys in grades 6–12. She often presents on plagiarism education and micro-paraphrasing.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The State of Plagiarism Today
The Online Community
Plagiarism Perceptions
Plagiarism in Schools
The Role of Instruction for Plagiarism Education
Plagiarism Education Instruction
Writing and Plagiarism
Librarians as Plagiarism Education Teachers
The New Plagiarism: Challenges with Sources
Books
Digital Sources
Research Databases
Web Pages
The New Skill Set Required by Digital Sources
Citations
Citation Tools
Digital Source Information Management
Alternatives to Printing
Advice for Students
Tools
Advice for Teachers and Librarians
Formatting
Information Retrieval and Synthesis
Paraphrasing
Proofreading
The Authorship and Publication Cycle for Digital Sources
Turbanitin.com
Conclusion
References
Chapter 2. Paraphrasing and Micro-Paraphrasing
Micro-Paraphrasing
Prerequisite Skills for Paraphrasing
The Micro-Paraphrasing Process
The Micro-Paraphrasing Teaching Process: Preparing for Instruction
Active Instruction: Phase One
Active Instruction: Phase Two
Student Examples
Conclusion
Chapter 3. Plagiarism Conversations
Structuring the Discussion
Explaining Plagiarism
Categories of Plagiarism Questions
Practical Plagiarism Questions
Group Work Questions
Plagiarism Questions for College-Bound High School Seniors and First-Year College Students
Teacher Questions about Plagiarism
Academic Integrity Questions
Moral Plagiarism Questions
Conclusion
References
Chapter 4. Citations
Citation Basics
The Citation Is the Source
Types of Resources: Finding the Citation Information
Print Books
MLA
APA
Chicago Notes and Bibliography
Chicago Author-Date
Advice for Teachers and Librarians about Print Books
Digital Sources
Web Pages
MLA: Web Page Articles
APA: Web Page Articles
Chicago Notes and Bibliography: Web Page Articles
Chicago Author-Date: Web Page Articles
Research Database Articles
MLA: Scholarly Jourbanal Research Database Article
APA: Scholarly Jourbanal Research Database Article
Chicago Author-Date Scholarly Jourbanal Research Database Article
Chicago Notes-Bibliography Scholarly Jourbanal Citation
MLA Research Database Reference Source Article Citation—No Author
MLA Research Database Reference Source Citation—Author
APA Research Database Reference Source Article Citation—No Author
APA Research Database Reference Source Article Citation—Author
Chicago Author-Date Research Database Reference Source Article Citation—No Author
Chicago Author-Date Research Database Reference Source Article Citation—Author
Chicago Notes and Bibliography Research Database Reference Source Article Citation—No Author
Chicago Notes and Bibliography Research Database Reference Source Article Citation—Author
Breaking down Citations
Building Visual Familiarity of Citations: Advice for Teachers and Librarians
Citation Guides
Advice for Students about Citation Guides
Advice for Teachers about Citation Guides
Advice for Teachers: Teaching Citations
Librarians Teaching Citations
Online Citation Tools
Online Citation Tools: Advice for Librarians
Online Citation Tools: Advice for Teachers
Online Citation Tools: Advice for Students
Resources
Chapter 5. Reducing Plagiarism in the Classroom
Teacher and Librarian Collaborations
Advice for Teachers about Collaborations for Plagiarism Education
Advice for Librarians about Collaborations for Plagiarism Education
Strategies for Reducing Plagiarism in the Classroom
Advice for Teachers
The Use of Secondary Sources to Reduce Plagiarism
Plagiarism Problems and Solutions
Citations and Plagiarism
Advice for Teachers: When to Expect Citations from Students
Recognizing Plagiarism through Citation Errors
Proofreading to Avoid Plagiarism
Advice for Teachers
Advice for Librarians
Advice for Students
Proofreading Guidelines
A Note about Citation Tools and Proofreading
Title Formats
References/Bibliography/Works Cited Page
Parenthetical Citations and Footnotes
Direct Quotes and Paraphrases
Direct Quotes
Direct Quote Parenthetical Citations and Footnotes
Paraphrases
Paraphrase Parenthetical Citations and Footnotes
Block Quotes
Review the Teacher's Grading Rubric and Assignment Expectations
Reviewing a Rubric
More Proofreading Guidelines: Advice for Students
Integrating Plagiarism Education
Advice for Teachers
Advice for Librarians: Leading the Way with Plagiarism Education
Librarians: Helping Students Who Have Plagiarized
References
Chapter 6. Student Resources
A New Way to Look at Plagiarism
The Internet
Catching Plagiarism
How Do You Know You Are Running the Risk of Plagiarism?
Types of Information
Common Knowledge
Relevant and Irrelevant Information
Ideas, Facts, and Opinions
Examples of Ideas and Opinions
What's a Fact?
Recognizing Digital Source Parts
Titles of Reference Books and Specialized Encyclopedias
Titles of Magazines and Newspapers
Research Database Articles: Scholarly Jourbanal Titles
Websites: Article Titles and Web Page Titles
Volume and Issue Number
Book Publishers
What Types of Information Need a Citation?
Authors and Editors
Recognizing Authors in a Citation
MLA
Chicago (Notes and Bibliography)
Chicago (Author-Date)
APA
MLA
Chicago (Notes and Bibliography)
Chicago (Author-Date)
APA
Author Name Formats
Editors
MLA
APA
Chicago
Title Formats
Italics versus Quotation Marks for Titles
MLA
Chicago Author-Date and Notes-Bibliography
APA
Dates and Page Numbers
Locating Publication Dates for Sources
Books
Web Pages
Research Database Articles
Publication Date versus Copyright Date
Accessed Dates for Digital Sources
Month Abbreviations
Date Variations
Date Variations for Parenthetical Citations
Page Numbers in Sources
Nonstandard Sources
Quotations and Paraphrasing
Block Quotes
MLA
APA
Chicago Author-Date
Chicago Notes and Bibliography
Placing a Quote or Paraphrase in the Text of Your Paper
MLA: Direct Quote from a Research Database Article
MLA: Paraphrase
APA: Direct Quote
APA: Paraphrase
Chicago Author-Date: Direct Quote
Chicago Notes and Bibliography: Direct Quote
Chicago Author-Date: Paraphrase
Chicago Notes and Bibliography: Paraphrase
Micro-Paraphrasing
The Mechanics of Plagiarism
Copy and Paste
These Errors Are Not Considered Plagiarism (But You'll Probably Lose Points)
Plagiarism Problems and Solutions
Other Practical Ways to Avoid Plagiarism
Honor Policies and Honor Agreements
You Have Been Accused of Plagiarism: What Should You Do?
Resources
Chapter 7. Common Knowledge
Common Knowledge and Plagiarism
Recognizing Common Knowledge
Reading Sources with Attention to Detail
Advice for Teachers: What Do Your Students Know?
Class Examples
Advice for Students
No Citation Required: Common Knowledge or Background Knowledge
Needs a Citation: Not Common Knowledge
Reference
Chapter 8. Digital Images
Advice for Teachers about Digital Images
Categories of Digital Images
Google Images
Digital Collections
Citations for Digital Images
Google Images
MLA Examples
APA Examples
Chicago Author-Date Examples
Chicago Notes and Bibliography Examples
Advice for Librarians about Digital Images
Advice for Students about Digital Images
Reference
Resources
Conclusion
Appendix A: The Anatomy of a Web Page
Appendix B: Identify the Parts of the Citation
Appendix C: The Anatomy of a Research Database Article
Appendix D: Can You Spot the Problems? Citation Proofreading
Appendix E: Citation Guides
Appendix F: Final Documentation Lists
Appendix G: General Citation Style Reviews
Appendix H: Explaining Plagiarism
Appendix I: Common Knowledge
Glossary
Index

What People are Saying About This

Laurie Sears

"Terry Darr has provided an invaluable tool for librarians, teachers, and students. This comprehensive, thoughtful advice and information about how—and why—to cite sources properly, as research norms shift, gives teachers and librarians a one-stop guide to teach and reinforce good habits, promoting students’ appreciation of the art of proper attribution and the ability to accurately cite any source they use."

Tom Durkin

"Finally, a proactive approach to helping teachers instruct students how to avoid the pitfalls of plagiarism in our digital era. These comprehensive methods should be included in all college preparatory programs. This has been long overdue; kudos to the author!"

Dr. Vincent Fitzpatrick

“This study is invaluable; I wish I had such a resource when I was a student. Proper plagiairism education today—including intervention and instruction by librarians and teachers—lessens the need for correction later. This book helps accomplish these goals.”

Alecia A. Berman-Dry

“This book couldn’t be more important to classroom educators; the very idea of intellectual property is in danger of extinction. Darr does an outstanding job of proving practical advice for educators across subject areas for reducing plagiarism, both intentional and unintentional. This is the handbook you need for information literacy in the fake news era.”

Editorial Reviews

Recommended for high school librarians.” —C&RL News

“Readable, informative, and filled with excellent examples to illustrate its points, Darr's book is an extremely valuable resource. Any librarian or educator of any other sort will benefit from studying this book.” —The Library Quarterly

From the Publisher

01/01/2020

Enlightening if a bit dry, this guide to fighting plagiarism emphasizes that our ability to share information quickly online makes using and crediting sources during research challenging. Darr urges librarians to explicitly teach middle and high school students what plagiarism is, why it matters, and how to avoid it. She stresses that librarians are information literacy experts and encourages them to collaborate with subject-area teachers to help students develop and refine their research and citation skills. Unfortunately, the text alternates between directly addressing librarians, teachers, and students, sometimes even within the same chapter. As a result, it's a bit unwieldy to use; organizing the book into three sections, one for each targeted audience, would have been more helpful. Chapters focusing on specific skills, such as paraphrasing and micro-paraphrasing, understanding and formatting citations, and using digital images, are most likely to be of use to librarians, and contain specific examples with explanations. Several appendixes, including MLA, APA, and Chicago style guides; practice exercises with answer keys; and lesson plans, may also be beneficial. VERDICT. An informative primer or refresher for users willing to wade through it.—Lauren Strohecker, McKinley Elementary School, Elkins Park, PA

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