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Citing the Work of Others

The video provided by Dr. Laura Grossenbacher of the University of Wisconsin - Madison addresses the topic of Plagiarism. Handouts to accompany the presentation can be downloaded here: Download Handouts

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WEB RESOURCES on "CITING THE WORK OF OTHERS"

• From the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a guide to quoting and paraphrasing sources, with detailed examples in particular of good and bad paraphrasing.
• From the Bridgewater College Writing Center, an extensive guide to quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing, including examples and handouts.
• From the BBC News website, a very short article, on a student who sued his university for threatening to withhold his diploma upon discovering he'd plagiarized all through his courses that could be used to start off a discussion on plagiarism in academic settings.
• From Professor Miguel Roig of the Department of Psychology at St. John's College, an extensive guideto ethical writing practices, including descriptions of self-plagiarism and a section on "Ethically questionable citation practices".
• From the Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition, an interesting article by Robert Tomsho, about the consequences of discovering plagiarism within the background chapters of multiple doctoral theses.
• From Chemical and Engineering News, "A Massive Case of Fraud" by William G. Schulz, about a professor found to be plagiarizing or falsifying dozens of journal articles.