All of these topics have to do with Library Research in a
major way. They all can be prevented and are mostly caused by ignorance of what
Plagiarism, Copyright, and different licenses and Paraphrasing correctly are
really about. There are a few cases that people think they can get away with
this activity, but there are many ways to check the authenticity of your paper
now. In most if not all academic papers, students will need to go to the
library to use books and/or databases about for their project. I can use the
knowledge of what I have learned in this class in many of my other classes by
citing my resources in the right way, giving credit to the author of the
sources and not just rearranging words. I will be able to know how to avoid
plagiarism and not using someone else’s work. I am still confused on how to you
can still plagiarize even if you site the sources you use. Is there a way to
check and see if you have done this to avoid failing the paper, the class or
possibly getting kicked out of the school?
I agree that this information helps with other classes when citing sources, giving the author credit and avoiding plagarism. The information has been very helpful to my learning structure and I know how to avoid making a mistake.
ReplyDeleteI know that knowing these topics will help us in our future classes and help us better our papers. We cannot say that we had no clue what the meanings of these topics are because we went over them in Library class. I guess every class has its purpose. Yep.
ReplyDeleteThe way you can plagiarize even if you cite the sources is if you fail to use quotation marks around parts that you copy directly. This can happen in two ways: sometimes people just don't put quotation marks even when they intend to quote directly, and sometimes people think they are paraphrasing (so don't think they need to use quotation marks), but actually do a very poor job of paraphrasing.
ReplyDeleteWhen paraphrasing, make sure that you're putting the whole thing in your own words. Sometimes, you'll have to use the same words -- when saying "so and so was born in X city", you can't put the name of the city or the person's name in your own words, so it's going to sound pretty similar. But in most cases, you can put the ideas into your own words.
To be sure you're safe, use quotation marks whenever you copy something. If the original author puts two words together in a way that conveys the idea really well, I may use those two words exactly and put them into quotation marks to indicate that I'm copying that phrasing exactly. I know a lot of people think it's weird to put just two words into quotation marks, but it's better to be safe than sorry! And, of course, always, always cite your source!