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"Academic Honesty" from The University of Chicago Student Manual of University Policies and Regulations
"Discipline and Academic Integrity" from the Office of the Dean of Students in The College
"What Should I Do When I Suspect Plagiarism or Cheating", in The Instructor's Online Tutorial from the Center for Teaching and Learning
Library Instruction and Plagiarism Prevention
Information Literacy and the Library
An important aspect of the Library's educational mission is to promote and develop informational literacy in its users. Information literacy, in general, is the ability to identify, locate, use and interpret information effectively.
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"The information literate student understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally."
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Many students, even though well-versed in locating information, may not be aware
of when or how to cite sources in their research. For example, while most students
realize that they need to cite when they use a direct passage from a book or
article, they may not realize that they must do the same when they paraphrase
a source. Other students may not hesitate in citing a book or an article, but
are unaware that they also need to cite web resources. Many students are unsure
how to cite a resource that they have located in a Library database. Even students
who are normally diligent using parenthetical citations may find themselves
confused or frustrated when instructed to use citation style they are unfamiliar
and may, as a result, become lax in their citing. However, all of these factors
can be reduced when we teach students the various reasons why it is important
to indicate when you use another person's work and how to cite the information
sources they use in their research.
Library Instruction and Information Literacy
The Library can play an important role in educating students on the fair use of information. We can teach students research skills that emphasize the importance of staying organized, keeping good records of where and how you located a resource, and how to cite these resources fairly and accurately in a paper or report. Our instruction librarians are more than happy to work with you to develop a Library training session that focuses on academic honesty, as well as database searching.
Request a Library Instruction Session for Your Class
Our Library web site also provides guides on the research process and on using citation style manuals for students who like to learn at their own convenience. Students can also take advantage of the resources listed on their Class Pages.
Bibliographic Management Tools (RefWorks and EndNote)
RefWorks
RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic management tool that makes creating bibliographies and citing resources quick and easy. With RefWorks, you can download citations directly from the Library's many electronic resources, creating your own personal database. Then you can insert your downloaded citations into your research papers in the style of your choice using RefWorks' Write-n-Cite feature. RefWorks is available for students, faculty, and staff of the University, free of charge, through the Library's web site.
RefWorks encourages academic honesty in several ways. First, it helps students track and organize their research. Citations are downloaded directly from Library resources into their own database. Students can add notes or keywords to help them locate these citations when they are ready to write their papers. RefWorks also uses the Library's Find It! service, which links their citations to the full-text of an article (if available) or the Library Catalog record for a book or journal. Second, RefWorks encourages students to cite resources during the writing process. With RefWorks' Write-N-Cite feature, students can quickly locate the source which they are quoting from their RefWorks database and (in just a few clicks) input an accurate citation into their MS Word document for that work. As a result, footnotes and bibliographies are less likely to be completed after they have written their paper, when students are rushing to complete their work by the deadline. Furthermore, students have less anxiety over whether they are citing something correctly and or misinterpreting the citation manual.
The Library can integrate RefWorks training into an instruction program for your class. In addition, the Library offers RefWorks one-hour workshops throughout each quarter for students to learn how to use the program.
EndNote
EndNote is another bibliographic management tool, however, it is software based. EndNote is not freely available to students, but can be purchased through the Campus Computer stores.
EndNote is a much more powerful citation management tool than RefWorks, and includes many additional features of interest to researchers. As a result, it is often the best program for advanced researchers (graduate students and faculty). As a software based program, it is also ideal for labs or other situations where there are privacy concerns.
However, EndNote can be difficult to use if you have not used a citation management tool in the past. We strongly recommend that users attend on of the Library's EndNote workshops. In addition, the Library can provides EndNote training sessions by request.
Detecting Plagiarism: Searching Tips and Library Services
Searching the Web
If you are looking for documents that contain a certain passage, try using the advanced search screen in your search engine of choice. For Google, enter the suspected phrase in quotes. Other search engines, such as Yahoo, also provide an option of phrase searching.
Library Full-Text Databases
An increasing number of resources available through the Library's web site have full-text online. While they are extremely convenient and helpful, they often make it easier to plagiarize.
If you would like to search for a passage in a full-text database, keep in mind that there are two types of full-text resources available through our Library databases. In some full-text databases where articles are in pdf format, the full-text searching capability may be limited. HTML full-text resources are somewhat easier to search.
The best type of search to use if you suspect a phrase is copied is to use an alphabetical or exact phrase search. Go to the advanced search screen of the database to see what options are available. The way to provide a phrase search can vary from database to database. If you are unsure, check the "Help" features of the database or contact your reference librarian.
Once you are in an article, you can also use the "Find" feature under the Edit menu on your browser.
Purchased Papers
Plagiarism is big business. There are plenty of sites on the Internet offering to provide papers on a variety of topics. Some sites offer this "service" for free, but most come with a price.
Unfortunately, there are too many of these services to list. But locating them is very simple, often as easy as going to the search engine of your choice and typing in "term papers" or "free term papers." You will most likely find plenty of sites to chose from. There are also several services available to help you detect such plagiarism, such as Turnitin.com.
How the Library Can Help
Librarians can assist you by confirming citations or help you with searching our full-text resources for passages that you fear may be plagiarized on a consultation basis. If you are interested in using this service, please feel free to contact:
Rebecca Starkey
Reference Librarian / Instruction Services Specialist
The Joseph Regenstein Library
773-702-4484
rstarkey@uchicago.edu
Plagiarism Resources for Faculty
Books at the University of Chicago Library
Bowman, Vibiana, ed. The Plagiarism Plague : A Resource Guide and CD-ROM Tutorial for Educators and Librarians. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2004.
Regenstein, Bookstacks: PN167.B68 2004
Braxton, John M., and Alan E. Bayer. Addressing Faculty and Student Classroom Improprieties. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 0271-0633 ; no. 99. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.
Regenstein, Bookstacks: LB1779 .A33 2004
Buranen, Lise, Alice M. Roy, and Andrea Lunsford. Perspectives on Plagiarism and Intellectual Property in a Postmodern World. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1999.
Regenstein, Bookstacks: PN167 .P47 1999
Decoo, Wilfried, and Jozef Colpaert. Crisis on Campus : Confronting Academic Misconduct. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2002.
Regenstein, Bookstacks: LB2344.D43 2002
Harris, Robert A., and Vic Lockman. The Plagiarism Handbook : Strategies for Preventing, Detecting, and Dealing with Plagiarism. Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak Publishing, 2001.
Regenstein, Bookstacks: PN167.H37 2001
LaFollette, Marcel C. Stealing into Print : Fraud, Plagiarism, and Misconduct in Scientific Publishing. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992.
Regenstein, Bookstacks: Z286.S4L330 1992
Lathrop, Ann, and Kathleen Foss. Student Cheating and Plagiarism in the Internet Era : A Wake-Up Call. Englewood, Colo: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.
Regenstein, Reading Room, Floor 1: LB3609 .L28 2000
Lipson, Charles. Doing Honest Work in College : How to Prepare Citations, Avoid Plagiarism, and Achieve Real Academic Success. Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004.
Regenstein, Reserve, Circulation Desk, Floor 1: PN171.F56 L56 2004
Other Sources
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Faculty Guide to Cyber Plagiarism University of Alberta
A very extensive guide from the University of Alberta, providing definitions
of plagiarism, tips on detecting plagiarism, links to sites that sell term papers,
and discussions of plagiarism detection software.
Simmonds, Patience. "Plagiarism
and Cyber-Plagiarism: A Guide to Selected Resources on the Web." College
& Research Libraries News 64, no. 6 (June, 2003): 385-389.
This article links to several helpful sites about plagiarism and academic honesty.
Sources:
Their Use and Acknowledgment from Dartmouth College
A helpful web site, recommended by The College, which discusses academic honesty
and provides tips for using several citation styles.
Resources for Students
Citing
Resources
A detailed guide to citation from the University of Chicago Library. Includes
instructions on locating and using major citation manuals and style guides,
as well as information about using RefWorks bibliographic management tool.
RefWorks
RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic management tool provided by the University
of Chicago Library that makes creating bibliographies and citing resources quick
and easy. The Library's RefWorks' web site links to information about classes
and extensive online tutorials, as well as help guides on keeping organized
and citing resources using RefWorks' Write-N-Cite feature.
Doing
Honest Work in College
Lipson, Charles. Doing Honest Work in College: How to Prepare Citations,
Avoid Plagiarism, and Achieve Real Academic Success. Chicago: University
of Chicago Press, 2004.
The University
of Chicago Dissertation Office
Special style guidelines required by the University of Chicago for dissertations,
as well as information on permissions
and copyright.
Writing
in College: A Short Guide to College Writing
A helpful guide by Joseph M. Williams and Lawrence McEnerney designed for
College students writing papers in the Humanities Core and Social Sciences Core
sequences.
Special
Collections Research Center
Information about permissions to reproduce or publish material from the Center.
Sources:
Their Use and Acknowledgment
This guide, by Dartmouth College, discusses the importance of academic honesty
and provides information about using the various style guides.
Citing
Electronic Resources
Links to helpful pages for citing various resources available online or
in electronic format.
Resources
for Psychology Authors
A guide focusing on resources to assist authors in the field of psychology.
Focuses on APA style. Created by the Bibliographer for Psychology.
Additional Information
Interested in learning more about plagiarism, academic honesty, and other related issues? The Library has many more resources that may be of assistance. Feel free to contact your Reference Librarians. We'll be happy to help you find the books, articles, and other materials that you need.