Citation, Copyright, & Plagiarism
Research Skills
GHS Teacher-Librarian Kim Leemhuis has created the following Slides to assist with research:
Research & Reference Help: How to find the information you need, how to quote the work of others, how to make a bibliography
Filtering Information: The CRAAP test helps you determine the academic integrity (reliability) of your sources
Legitimate or Not?: Is the information or source you are hoping to use in your research reliable?
Need to Check Your Citation Format?
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - The always great OWL has been a classic go-to for help on writing school papers. Great source for guidance on MLA, APA, Chicago Style, IEEE, and more
Colleges Libraries Ontario Learning Portal - A module on citation styles, how to build citations, and different citation generation tools
Google Docs Citation Tool - In the Citations sidebar, under your selected style, click + Add citation source
MyBib Citation Generator & Chrome Extension
EasyBib - Check your citations or automatically create a citation
Questions About Copyright?
The Canadian Copyright Act - R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42
Copyright Matters! - Great resource regarding use of material in schools
What does "public domain" mean? - A creative work to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply is considered "in the public domain."
What is Creative Commons? - A Creative Commons (CC) license enables the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted "work"
What is Plagiarism?
OCDSB Code of Conduct (P.125.SCO)
6.0 STANDARDS OF CONDUCT - STUDENTS
6.2 Students shall demonstrate acceptable behaviour when they:
b) practice honesty and integrity including but not limited to: not participating in or encouraging plagiarism, misrepresentation of original work, lying, cheating, theft of evaluation instruments, use of unauthorized aids or false representation of identity;
Review Grammarly's "7 Common Types of Plagiarism."
Review "You Quote It, You Note It!" from Acadia University.