Understanding plagiarism: The role of librarians at the University of Tennessee in assisting students to practice fair use of information

Instructing College Students on the Ethics of Information Use at the Reference Desk: A Guide and Literature Review

“…Wood (2004) makes a strong case that librarians' expertise in research and the internet is "helpful in not only avoiding academic dishonesty, but also in developing a strong expressive voice in the student-scholar" (p. 237). Obviously the traditional 'one-shot' instruction session is a desirable opportunity for instructing students on how to avoid plagiarism, and many have written about the importance of educating students on proper information attribution in bibliographic instruction sessions (Harris, 2005;Lampert, 2004;Mundava & Chaudhuri, 2007).…”

“…For example, many countries are not as 'authorcentric' as the United States and many European countries. Mundava and Chaudhuri (2007) emphasize that some cultures, often in the East, do not place a great emphasis on ownership of creative works, modeling a collective rather than individualist attitude (p. 171). In writing about intellectual property views in China, Liu (2005) states that violations occur because of "the lack of clear laws for punishing plagiarism as well as the ineffective enforcement of existing laws" (p. Showing respect to authority or showing politeness in academic writing does not mean encouraging plagiarism, either.…”

Prevalence, Prevention, and Pedagogical Techniques: Academic Integrity and Ethical Professional Practice Among STEM Students

“…In one study at the University of Minnesota, the authors found that 85 % of all reported cases of plagiarism were among non-native English speakers (as cited in Mundava and Chaudhuri 2007); however, this may partly reflect that it is easier to spot instances of plagiarism in their writing and thus faculty are more likely to report violations among international students (Beasley 2014). …”

“…Third, international students may have different shared values regarding ownership of knowledge. For example, Mundava and Chaudhuri (2007) noted that in collectivist cultures, members are more likely to believe that knowledge is "owned by the whole society" (p. 171). Italian students in Sherman's (1992) study explained that, "It was a good idea to reproduce large tracts of source material .…”

Imperative Issues and Elusive Solutions in Academic Integrity: A Case Study

“…[17] Some cultures have a collectivist view of text ownership, believing that information is "owned by the whole society", so all can use it freely. [24] It appeared from the responses that many of the students in the case study were clearly perplexed that an issue was being made at all about their cheating. This finding aligns with other research that indicates that differing cultural attitudes towards textual ownership and differences in academic training can result in unintentional plagiarism.…”