CGC037 & CGC044
Finding and using
information
Ginny Franklin
Your questions answered
How do I refer to someone whos been referred
to by someone else?
This is called secondary referencing.
Sometimes I see the author and date in brackets
and sometimes just the date. Whats the
difference?
This all depends on the flow of the sentence.
Your questions answered 2
How can I check my work for plagiarism?
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Todays outline
Searching for information
tools / techniques
Using information
avoiding plagiarism
citing your references
Get your phones out!
When searching for information, what is your #1
bugbear?
too many results
too few results
results not relevant
cant access full text
another problem, not listed
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Too many / irrelevant results
Add more keywords
Use more specific keywords
Search title field / use limiters
Use a specialised search engine
Too few results
Use fewer keywords
Use more general keywords
Use a more general search engine
Check the cited and citing references
Cant access full text
Use VPN when off campus
Check Library Catalogue:
e-access may be possible via alternative route
access may be in print only
Use SCONUL Access scheme
Order via inter library loan
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Using the internet
CRAAP test!
Currency
Relevance
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose
Meriam Library
CRAAP applied
1979
A: 3% written goals & plans
1989
A: $$$$$$$$$$ = 10x B+C
B: 13% goals (unwritten)
B: $$ = 2x that of C
C: 84% no specific goals
C: $
Mark McCormack What they dont teach you in the Harvard Business School.
Take aways
Apply CRAAP to all you read
Shop around when searching youll need more
than one search engine
Academic rigour is worth it!
Get your phones out!
What is plagiarism?
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What is plagiarism?
the act of taking and using (passing off) the
thoughts, writings, inventions etc. of another as
ones own.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 2012
Why do people plagiarise?
Insufficient time to gather and process information
Inability to find a better way to express information
Lack of acknowledgement in the text only the
bibliography
Intention to cheat
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How can you avoid it?
Manage your time
Make notes in your own words
Keep bibliographic records
Follow correct citation
procedure
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Main problem areas
Paraphrasing
Referencing
Paraphrasing tips
Rielly
Rielly paper (first 2 paragraphs)
Referencing 1
What is referencing?
details of the source of the ideas
Why do we need to reference?
acknowledge ideas of other people
avoid plagiarism
allow reader to locate original source material
Referencing 2
There are two parts to a reference:
notation in your text e.g. a number
full details in a bibliography at the end
In-text notation is needed even if you paraphrase
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Bibliographic management tools
Take aways
Use a variety of sources
Acknowledge all ideas
Dont copy and paste
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