Research

Citations

When researching a topic, one often gathers information from a variety of sources. All work that includes someone else’s thoughts or ideas should be properly cited. Whenever you quote , paraphrase or summarize from another source, you must give the author or artist credit. Also cite any data, statistics or creative works. The one exception is common knowledge. Common knowledge is information that you could find in any number of general sources.

Google Search Education

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Purdue Online Writing Lab

Research

Find - Evaluate & Use Good Information

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Proper Citation / Plagiarism

Avoiding Plagiarism

If you don't acknowledge the contributions of others in presenting your research , you are guilty of plagiarism, a serious academic offense.

Below are examples of plagiarism

Failing to cite quotations or borrowed work
Failing to use quotation marks to enclose someone's exact words
Failing to put summaries and paraphrases in your own words

At Abington High School we use the Modern Language Association (MLA) format for citations. There are many citation generators like Easybib.

Purdue Owl Writing Lab

The writing lab site from Purdue University is an excellent resource for any questions you might have about scholarly research and writing.

Copyright Basics

Copyright Clarity: Using Copyrighted Materials for Digital Learning

Academic Integrity

Plagiarism Basics

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Plagiarism Quiz

Fake News - Presentation

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The CRAP test: print this out to evaluate sources

Source: http://bhslibrary.weebly.com/uploads/8/0/1/5/801512/crap_test.png

C- Currency

 How recent is the information?

 Can you locate a date when the book /site was written/created/updated?

 Based in your topic, is it current enough?

R- Relevance

 Does this information relate to the topic I'm researching?

R- Reliability

 What kind of information is included in the book /website?

 Is it accurate? ...complete?

 Is the content primarily fact, or opinion?

 Is the information balanced, or biased?

 Does the author provide references for quotations and data?

 If there are links, do they work?

A- Authority

 Can you determine who the author/creator is?

 Is there a way to contact them?

 What are their credentials (education, affiliation, experience, etc.)?

 Is there evidence they're experts on the subject?

 Who is the publisher or sponsor of the site?

P - Purpose / Point of View / Pretty?

 What's the intent of the book / website (to inform, persuade, to sell you something, etc.)?

 What is the domain (.edu, .org, .com, etc.)? How might that influence the purpose/point of view?

 Are there ads on the website? How do they relate to the topic being covered (e.g., an ad for ammunition next to an article about firearms legislation)?

 Is the author presenting fact, or opinion?

 Who might benefit from a reader believing this website?

 Based on the writing style, who is the intended audience?

 Is the book/ website “pretty?” Is it an attractive package? Would you want to pick up the book and read it?

Does the word CRAP offend you? Here is a gentler version:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wWnNNXLUqKSrHRNm-oNF5x-BacMPaYBkjYGibw9c65s/edit