A Touchy Topic: Plagiarism | DukeWrites As the semester comes to a close, many students feel pressed for time and are overwhelmed by exam preparation and writing their final projects or essays. In students’ frenzy of writing those last essays, the writers may fail to cite sources or may cite them improperly. Doing this, however, may be grounds for being accused of plagiarism. If you have any questions about proper citation practices, take a few moments to review an online resource from the Duke Library webpage. Like this: Like Loading...
Peer Review What Does "Peer Reviewed" or "Refereed" Mean? Peer Review is a process that journals use to ensure the articles they publish represent the best scholarship currently available. When an article is submitted to a peer reviewed journal, the editors send it out to other scholars in the same field (the author's peers) to get their opinion on the quality of the scholarship, its relevance to the field, its appropriateness for the journal, etc. Publications that don't use peer review (Time, Cosmo, Salon) just rely on the judgement of the editors whether an article is up to snuff or not. Note:This is an entirely different concept from "Review Articles." How do I know if a journal is peer reviewed? Usually, you can tell just by looking. They even use a cute little referee's jersey icon: Test these periodicals in Ulrichs: Advances in Dental Research Clinical Anatomy Molecular Cancer Research Journal of Clinical Electrophysiology
Home - Evaluating Information Found on the Internet - Library Guides at Johns Hopkins University The World Wide Web offers information and data from all over the world. Because so much information is available, and because that information can appear to be fairly “anonymous”, it is necessary to develop skills to evaluate what you find. When you use a research or academic library, the books, journals and other resources have already been evaluated by scholars, publishers and librarians. This guide discusses the criteria by which scholars in most fields evaluate print information, and shows how the same criteria can be used to assess information found on the Internet. (With gratitude to Elizabeth E.
Distinguishing Propaganda and Misinformation - Evaluating Information Found on the Internet - Library Guides at Johns Hopkins University "Nobody's perfect" is an excellent rule of thumb in most cases but a bad omen when you're looking for information on the no-editorial-control Internet. Misinformation differs from propaganda in that it always refers to something which is not true. It differs from disinformation in that it is "intention neutral": it isn't deliberate, it's just wrong or mistaken. "It's going to require numerous IRA agents." -- George W. Bush commenting on Al Gore's tax plan, which he felt would lead to a larger Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and probably not a larger Irish Republican Army (IRA), in a campaign speech given at Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 10, 2000 (Read the Salon archive of "Bushisms") One of the most popular forms of misinformation on the Internet, especially e-mail, is the passing along of urban legends. "If you're driving after dark and see an oncoming car with its headlights turned off, DO NOT flash your lights at them. Urban legends, unlike Mr.
Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask 1. What can the URL tell you? Techniques for Web Evaluation : 1. Before you leave the list of search results -- before you click and get interested in anything written on the page -- glean all you can from the URLs of each page. 2. 2. 1. INSTRUCTIONS for Truncating back a URL: In the top Location Box, delete the end characters of the URL stopping just before each / (leave the slash). Continue this process, one slash (/) at a time, until you reach the first single / which is preceded by the domain name portion. 3. Check the date on all the pages on the site. 3. 1. What kinds of publications or sites are they? Are they real? 3. Expect a journal article, newspaper article, and some other publications that are recent to come from the original publisher IF the publication is available on the web. Look at the bottom of such articles for copyright information or permissions to reproduce. 4. 1. a. Type or paste the URL into alexa.com's search box. b. 1. 2. 5. 1. 2. WHY?
Resumen de políticas de la apa para citas y referencias bibliográficas - Razón y Palabra En revistas cuya numeración es progresiva en las diferentes ediciones que componen un volumen, se pone solamente el número de este último (en caracteres arábigos): Biltereyst, D. (1992). Language and culture as ultimate barriers? an analysis of the circulation, consumption and popularity of fiction in small European countries. European Journal of Communication, 7, 517-540. En revistas cuya numeración inicia con la página 1 en cada uno de los números que componen un volumen, agregar el número del ejemplar entre paréntesis después de señalar el volumen: Emery, M. (1989). En revistas donde no se señala el volumen, pero sí el número del ejemplar, poner éste entre paréntesis: Pérez, M. (1997). En ediciones dobles de revistas sin volumen seguir el siguiente ejemplo: Trejo Delarbre, R. (1995/96). Tesis No publicada: Byrd, A. (1996). Revistas no académicas y de divulgación Si se señala el autor del artículo, seguir este ejemplo: Carro, N. (1991, mayo). 1990: un año de cine. González, L. (1997).
George Orwell’s 5 Rules for Effective Writing In our society, the study of language and literature is the domain of poets, novelists, and literary critics. Language is considered a decorative art, fit for entertainment and culture, but practically useless in comparison to the concrete sciences. Just look at the value of a college degree in English versus one in computer science or accounting. But is this an accurate assessment of value? Language is the primary conductor between your brain and the minds of your audience. Ineffective language weakens and distorts ideas. If you want to be understood, if you want your ideas to spread, using effective language must be your top priority.In the modern world of business and politics this is hardly ever the case. This is hardly a recent problem, and as George Orwell wrote in his 1946 essay, Politics and the English Language, the condition is curable. 1. This sounds easy, but in practice is incredibly difficult. For this exact reason they must be avoided. 2. Poor Faulkner. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Weingarten Learning Resources Center Click here for details The Weingarten Learning Resources Center provides academic support services and programs for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at the University of Pennsylvania through its two offices. The Office of Learning Resources (OLR) provides professional instruction in university relevant skills such as academic reading, writing, study strategies, and time management to the Penn student community. The Office of Student Disabilities Services (SDS) provides comprehensive, professional services and programs for students who self-identify with disabilities to ensure equal academic opportunities and participation in University-sponsored programs.
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