Presentation for Library 2.011 online conference on plagiarism prevention.

1. Background and Coverage

2.  Plagiarism Cases
 Plagiarism is complicated.
 Where do students learn about plagiarism?
 What is the best way to prevent plagiarism?

3.  Definition and types of plagiarism.
 Importance of plagiarism.
 Avoiding plagiarism.
 Properly paraphrase and cite sources.
 Common knowledge.

4.  Discussions
 Videos
 Activities

5. http://uscupstate.libguides.com/PlagiarismPrevention

17.  1: Plagiarism or Not
 2: Research Process
 3: Paraphrasing
 4: Common Knowledge
 5: Writing Citations
 6: Goblin Game

18.  Student Z was interested in getting a good grade
on the final paper, but writing was always her
weakest point, so she found two anonymous
articles online, combined them, used several
paragraphs from each article, and presented it as
her work.
◦ Using online anonymous articles is still considered
plagiarism.
◦ It is not plagiarism because it was found on the Internet,
and the student mixed up the articles.

19.  You are given an assignment for one of your classes. Select one
topic and write out how you would go about completing your
assignment. Think about what you would do to narrow down your
topic and complete your research. Focus on the methods you would
use in order to complete this assignment.
◦ Sheep shearing practices in New Zealand
◦ Camel bookmobiles or other library services in Kenya
◦ Wine trails in Italy
◦ Human-wildlife interactions in Alaska
◦ Tiny Houses or other sustainable living options in America

20.  Read the following jokes from Aha! Jokes. Choose
one and paraphrase the joke. After you are finished,
reread the joke and your paraphrase and then
paraphrase the joke again from memory.
 Would you please move your cars?
◦ “It had been snowing for hours when an announcement came
over the intercom: "Will the students who are parked on
University Drive please move their cars so that we may being
plowing." Twenty minutes later there was another
announcement: "Will the nine hundred students who went to
move fourteen cars return to class."”
◦ --http://www.ahajokes.com/movecar.html

21.  There are four seasons in the year.
◦ Common Knowledge Needs Citation
 The motion sensors in virtual reality gloves affect telepresence
(illusion of being there).
◦ Common Knowledge Needs Citation
 On September 11, 2001, New York City and Washington D.C.
suffered terrorist attacks.
◦ Common Knowledge Needs Citation
 The speed of light is 3 X 10E8 meters per second.
◦ Common Knowledge Needs Citation

22.  Select MLA or APA citation style and cite the titles
provided below.
◦ Article retrieved from a journal located in the library.
◦ Title: Child and informant influences on behavioral
ratings of preschool children.
◦ Authors: Beth M. Phillips and Christopher J. Lonigan
◦ Source: Psychology in the Schools, vol 47(4), Apr, 2010,
pp.374-390

23.  Mary Broussard, Instructional Services Librarian at Lycoming
College, created the Goblin Threat Game.
◦ http://www.lycoming.edu/library/instruction/tutorials/plagiarismGame.htm
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24. Layout

25.  Design Best Practices
 Managing an Online Course
 Tools for Teaching Online
 Distance Learning Library Support
 Design and Accessibility
 Copyright Considerations

37.  The following URL is available to the public and
does not require a log-in. If you need more
assistance with Blackboard, feel free to view the
screencasts for examples.
◦ http://tinyurl.com/3gtvthz

38.  Thank you for your time.
 Breanne Kirsch, Evening Public Services
Librarian
 University of South Carolina Upstate
 Telephone: 864-503-5613
 bkirsch@uscupstate.edu

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