2. Information Literacy The information literate student is able to: Determine the extent of information needed Access the needed information effectively and efficiently Evaluate information and its sources critically Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm
3. Student Expectations Academic Writing is Harder than they expected They are used to ‘copying’—many examples of this in music, movies, etc. They still know it’s wrong but are tempted to do it anyway
4. Good Use of Sources Educating them is key—why is it wrong? Have students compare sources and quotations Show them examples of plagiarism: what could the author have done differently? Requiring an annotated Bibliography
5. Why use Citations Explanation of good citation practice To build knowledge Gives evidence of what you did Communicates your sources They can use bibliographies to their advantage
6. Other Strategies The Term Paper Artist http://www.thesmartset.com/article/article10100801.aspx Article written by an author who worked at a term paper mill Discuss cases in the news to promote awareness of the issue
7. Library Resources Plagiarism Tutorial http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/help/plagiarism/default.htm Write Your Own Term Paper http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/writeyourowntermpaper/ Your Librarians http://newman.baruch.cuny.edu/about/facultystaff.php
8. Other Sites and Sources Center for Academic Integrity http://www.academicintegrity.org/assessment_guide/index.php http://plagiarism.org/ Citation and style guides http://guides.newman.baruch.cuny.edu/styleguides
