Texts and Research on Source Attribution and Plagiarism

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The Art of Attribution

Graff, Gerald and Cathy Birkenstein. "They Say/I Say": The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing. NY: W.W. Norton & Co., 2006.

Spatt, Brenda. Writing from Sources. 7th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007.

Defining Plagiarism

Burrus, Robert T., KimMarie McGoldrick, and Peter W. Schuhmann. "Self-Reports of Student Cheating: Does a Definition of Cheating Matter?." Journal of Economic Education 38.1 (01 Jan. 2007): 3. ERIC. EBSCO. Missouri Western State University. 02 February 2008.

Dames, K. Matthew. "Understanding Plagiarism and How It Differs from Copyright Infringement." Computers in Libraries 27.6 (01 June 2007): 25. ERIC. EBSCO. [Library name], [City], [State abbreviation]. 11 February 2008.

Investigations of Plagiarism in Schools

Langlais, Philip J. "Ethics for the next Generation." Chronicle of Higher Education 52.19 (13 Jan. 2006). ERIC. EBSCO. Missouri Western State University. 02 February 2008.

Thompson, Carol C. "Unintended Lessons: Plagiarism and the University." Teachers College Record 108.12 (01 Dec. 2006): 2439. ERIC. EBSCO. Missouri Western State University. 02 February 2008.

Villano, Matt. "Fighting Plagiarism: Taking the Work out of Homework." T.H.E. Journal 33.15 (01 Oct. 2006): 24. ERIC. EBSCO. Missouri Western State University. 02 February 2008.

Solutions Articles

Hamalainen, Maryellen. "Useful Tips on Avoiding Plagiarism." Library Media Connection 25.6 (01 Mar. 2007): 40. ERIC. EBSCO. Missouri Western State University. 02 February 2008.

Strom, Paris S., and Robert D. Strom.. "Curbing Cheating, Raising Integrity." Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review 72.8 (01 Apr. 2007): 42. ERIC. EBSCO. Missouri Western State University. 02  February 2008.

Walden, Kim, and Alan Peacock.. "The i-Map: A Process-Centered Response to Plagiarism." Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 31.2 (01 Apr. 2006): 201. ERIC. EBSCO. Missouri Western State University. 02 February 2008.

Williams, Bronwyn T. "Literacy & Identity: Trust, Betrayal, and Authorship: Plagiarism and How We Perceive Students." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 51.4 (01 Dec. 2007): 350. ERIC. EBSCO. Missouri Western State University Library. 02 February 2008.

See also: The entire April 2006 issue of Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education.