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TSEM 102: Plagiarism and APA StyleLaksamee Putnam – Research & Instruction Librarian
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Agenda Class discussion
APA citation style
APA worksheet
Slides: http://bit.ly/TSEM2014class3
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Plagiarism: Maybe it’s not so bad (2013) On the media podcast. http://wny.cc/1dNVisf
Pretchel, J. (2014) Now Shia LaBeouf is plagiarizing Kenneth Goldsmith. Gapers Block. http://bit.ly/1iLsSHs
• Kenneth Goldsmith suggests that music and art are built on plagiarism, and now the internet is making that possible for text. What do you think of his philosophy and the implications of “patchwriting”?
• So, Shia LaBeouf is plagiarizing Kenneth Goldsmith, whose work is all about creative plagiarism. What makes some plagiarism “wrong” or “right”?
Pre-class citationCite this article: 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
APA Style Citations
APA Style References
Style Manuals
Different disciplines use different style manuals
Social Sciences = American Psychological Association (APA)
Humanities = MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (MLA)
The point is… Acknowledge where you found the
information Briefly identify the source Allows others to find additional
information
What needs to be cited? Books Web Pages Magazine articles Graphics VHS,DVD, audio, etc. Government reports Statistics Encyclopedia articles Any source of information!
What needs to be cited? Direct quotes Ideas borrowed Paraphrased material
In-text Citation needs: Direct Quote
All authors’ last names Year of publication Page number
Paraphrase All authors’ last names Year of publication
Direct Quote: In-text citation 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).
Direct Quote: In-text citation Longer than 40 words?
Indented five spaces from left margin in block format
Usually it is better to paraphrase
The wrong way to 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.
The wrong way to 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).
In-text Citations More than 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.
In-text Citations Organization as 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)
Special cases If you 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)
References The in-text citation 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
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:
References - Website Create a reference for this website
Author or sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Last update or Copyright date?: (n.d.).
Title of page: What is cyberbullying.
Format if applicable:
Retrieved from http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-it/index.html
Website exampleU.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
(n.d.). What is cyberbullying. Retrieved from http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is-it/index.html
Notes: 1. If you can’t find a date n.d. is inserted as an abbreviation for No Date2. Format is inserted between [brackets] and can be used for [Video file]
[Brochure] etc.3. Date retrieved is only required if content is likely to change
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
References – Books Create a reference for this book
Book authors or editors: Grant, J.
Date of publication: (1994).
Book Title: I hate school!: Some common sense answers for educators & parents who want to know why & what to do about it
Publication information: Rosemont, NJ: Modern Learning Press.
Book ExampleGrant, J. (1994). I hate school!: Some common sense
answers for educators & parents who want to know why & what to do about it. Rosemont, NJ: Modern Learning Press.
Notes:
1. Periods must follow first letter of author’s name and middle initial, publication date, book title, and publisher.
2. Book title is always in italics.
3. Only capitalize the first letter of book title, any letter following a colon (:), and proper nouns.
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:
References – Journals Create a reference for this journal article
Article author: Peleg, R., & Baram-Tsabari, A.
Date of publication: (2011).
Article title: Atom surprise: Using theatre in primary science education.
Periodical title: Journal of Science Education & Technology,
Publication information: 20(5), 508-524.
Digital Object Identifier number: doi:10.1007/s10956-011-9299-yx
Journal ExamplePeleg, R., & Baram-Tsabari, A. (2011). Atom surprise: Using
theatre in primary science education. Journal of Science Education & Technology, 20(5), 508-524. doi:10.1007/s10956-011-9299-y
Notes:
1. Periods must follow first letter of author’s first and middle initial, publication date, article title, and publication information.
2. A comma will follow the author’s last name, first initial (if more than one author), journal title and volume number.
3. Article title is never italicized – always written normal.
4. Always italicize: journal title, volume number, and the commas before and after volume number. Journal title follows capitol case lettering.
5. Only capitalize the first letter of article title, any letter following a colon (:), and proper nouns.
6. Place a space between author first name and middle initial
Journal Articles Extra Info 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
Common Knowledge Quandary Some examples:
Waste not, want not. George Washington was the first
president of the US The earth is round
When in doubt, cite it.
Practice creating citations Go here to complete the plagiarism
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