1 welcome new dpa students! natalie burclaff langsdale library [email protected] august 24, 2015
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Welcome New DPA Students!
Natalie Burclaff
Langsdale Library
August 24, 2015
Outline
• Information Sources
• Finding Sources
• Giving Credit
DPA Resources at Langsdale
http://ubalt.libguides.com/publicadministration
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Information Sources
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Information Sources
is easy.
Why look for other sources?
Energy Policy: Information Sources
Energy Policy: Information Sources
Energy Policy: Information Sources
Energy Policy: Information Sources
Energy Policy: Information Sources
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Evaluating Sources
• Who wrote this?
• What expertise do they have?
• When was it written?
• What is the intent?
• What topics are covered? How closely?
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Evaluating Sources
• Who is the intended audience?
• Does the author cite sources?
• Who published the source?
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Finding Sources
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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?
A-Z Journal List
Off-CampusLog in using your NetID and
password
Finding Books
Finding Government Info
USA.gov
GPO.gov/fdsys
Science.gov
Congress.gov
Policy Map
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Academic Integriy
Integrity
UB Values Integrity
Class:
• Do the reading
• Come prepared having thought about the text
• Be engaged
• Respect the classroom
UB Values Integrity
Assignments & Exams:
• Give it your all
• Do your own work
• Get help from appropriate sources
• Give full credit to your sources
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Citations
Give Credit where Credit is Due
credit is due anytime you borrow someone else's words or ideas.
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Why Cite?
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Why Cite?
Supports your argumentHonestLegalHelps reader find your sources
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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.
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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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Why Worry About Format?
Let’s Play
Spot the Author!
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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 (6th ed.)
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Citation Style
3 parts to APA style
• Quotation marks or paraphrase
• In-text (parenthetical notation)
• Reference List
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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” (Rodgers 1997, p.113).
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Pt. 1: or Paraphrase
Your paper:
According to Rodgers (1997), students don’t understand plagiarism.
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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” (Rodgers 1997, p.113).
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Pt. 2: In-text
Your paper (fancy version):
A 1997 study by Rodgers indicated “that students are often unclear as to what constitutes plagiarism and correct forms of paraphrasing” (p. 113).
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Pt 3: Reference List
After the paper:
Rodgers, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students determine whether text has been plagiarized? Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.
Citation Guide:
http://ubalt.libguides.com/apa_6th
Can you spot the plagiarism?
A:
Plagiarism: too much direct borrowing of sentence and structure
B:
Plagiarism: Cited (good!) but still borrows too much language
Can you spot the plagiairsm?
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Plagiarism: May’s original concept is not acknowledged
D:
No Plagiarism: Uses the common knowledge, but acknowledges Mays conclusion.
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Citation Shortcuts
Outline
• Information Sources
• Finding Sources
• Giving Credit
