SCSU Hilton C. Buley Library: Plagiarism: Library Citation Style Guides, Books, & Videos

Major Style Guides in the Library

These are the most common styles used at SCSU. Be sure to check with your professor, advisor, or editor before using a particular style.

MLA Handbook
Call Number: LB2369 .M52 2021 (ask at Research & Instruction Desk)
ISBN: 9781603293518
Publication Date: 2021
The only official, authorized book on MLA style.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)
Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020 (ask at Research & Instruction Desk)
ISBN: 9781433832161
The newest official release of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition
Call Number: LB2369 .T8 2018 (ask at Research & Instruction Desk)
ISBN: 9780226494425
The ninth edition is fully aligned with the recently released Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, as well as with the latest edition of The Craft of Research.
The Chicago Manual of Style
Call Number: Z253 .U69 2010eb (E-Book)
ISBN: 9780226104201
Chicago style is the standard for history and related fields.

Subject Specific Style Guides

Be sure to check with your professor, advisor, or editor before using a particular style.

Style guide / American Sociological Association
Call Number: Ref HM569 .A54 2010 (ask at Ref. Desk)
ISBN: 0912764317
The preferred style for Sociology and related fields.
Scientific style and format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers
Call Number: Reference T11 .S386 2014
ISBN: 0226116492
Style instructions from the Council of Science Editors for physics, chemistry, genetics, biological sciences, and astronomy have been adjusted to reflect developments in each field.
The ACS style guide (3rd ed)
Call Number: Ref. QD8.5 .A25 2006 (on Ref. shelves)
The preferred publication guide for chemistry, from the American Chemical Society.
AMA Manual of Style
Call Number: Reference R119 .A533 2020
ISBN: 9780190246556
Must-have resource for anyone involved in medical, health, and scientific publishing.

Books, Articles, and Videos from Buley Library

Plagiarism in Higher Education by Sarah Elaine Eaton
Call Number: Main Circulating Stacks / Call Number: PN167 .E28 2021
ISBN: 9781440874376
With considerations for students, faculty members, librarians, and researchers, this book will explain and help to mitigate plagiarism in higher education contexts. Offering practical suggestions for addressing plagiarism campus-wide, this book tackles such messy topics as self-plagiarism, plagiarism among international students, essay mills, and contract cheating. It also answers such tough questions as: Why do students plagiarize, and why don't faculty always report it? Why are plagiarism cases so hard to manage? What if researchers themselves plagiarize? How can we design better learning assessments to prevent plagiarism? When should we choose human detection versus text-matching software? Draws from the scholarly literature to empower educators, librarians, and students to think proactively about plagiarism prevention.
My Word! Plagiarism and College Culture by Susan Debra Blum
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9780801447631
On one hand, professors and administrators regard plagiarism as a serious academic crime, an ethical transgression, even a sin against an ethos of individualism and originality. Students, on the other hand, revel in sharing, in multiplicity, in accomplishment at any cost. My Word! opens a dialogue between professors and their students that may lead to true mutual comprehension and serve as the basis for an alignment between student practices and their professors' expectations.
Originality, Imitation, and Plagiarism Teaching Writing in the Digital Age by Vicinus, Martha. ; Eisner, Caroline.
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9786612445224
This collection is a timely intervention in national debates about what constitutes original or plagiarized writing in the digital age. Somewhat ironically, the Internet makes it both easier to copy and easier to detect copying. The essays in this volume explore the complex issues of originality, imitation, and plagiarism, particularly as they concern students, scholars, professional writers, and readers, while also addressing a range of related issues, including copyright conventions and the ownership of original work, the appropriate dissemination of innovative ideas, and the authority and role of the writer/author.
Scientific Integrity: The Rules of Academic Research by Schuyt, C. J. M., author. ; Gehrman,Kristen, translator.
Call Number: E-Book
Drawing on a wide variety of historical examples, Schuyt looks into matters ranging from the codification of scientific integrity to the difference between misconduct, questionable practices, and honest errors, and the uses and abuses of the notion of plagiarism. Last but not least, he considers how the norms and values of academic research can best be transmitted to students and new generations of researchers.

The use of turnitin in the higher education sector: Decoding the myth.
Mphahlele, A., & McKenna, S. (2019). The use of turnitin in the higher education sector: Decoding the myth. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 44(7), 1079–1089. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2019.1573971
Dealing with plagiarism in the academic community: emotional engagement and moral distress
Vehviläinen, S., Löfström, E., & Nevgi, A. (2018). Dealing with plagiarism in the academic community: emotional engagement and moral distress. Higher Education (00181560), 75(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-017-0112-6
Reasons for Plagiarism in Higher Education.
Šprajc,P.,Urh,M.,Jerebic,J.,Trivan,D. & Jereb,E.(2017).Reasons for Plagiarism in Higher Education. Organizacija,50(1) 33-45. https://doi.org/10.1515/orga-2017-0002
Does the adoption of plagiarism-detection software in higher education reduce plagiarism?
Youmans, R. J. (2011). Does the adoption of plagiarism-detection software in higher education reduce plagiarism?. Studies in Higher Education, 36(7), 749-761. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2010.523457

Introduction to Information Literacy by Motion Masters Film & Video Production
Call Number: via Films on Demand database
Information Literacy is a crucial skill in obtaining knowledge. In this episode, learn how to find credible sources on the internet, read and evaluate a topic critically, and notate your sources. Ethical issues are also addressed.
Plagiarism it's a crime by Educational Video Network
Call Number: Media Collection / Call Number: PN167 .P53 2006
Includes a definition of plagiarism and consequences, reasons why people plagiarize, types of plagiarism, and strategies for avoiding plagiarism.
Plagiarism 2.0 Information Ethics in the Digital Age by Cambridge Educational
Call Number: via Films on Demand database
For a generation raised on the ideology of "open source" and the ability to quickly cut and paste, the concept of plagiarism may seem foreign or passé. And that, of course, can lead to trouble. This video examines the behaviors that constitute plagiarism, their consequences, and the best ways to avoid them. Showing how accidental copying as well as willful plagiarism can occur, the program lays out the dangers of cheating, then illustrates the pitfalls of non-attribution and patch writing while showing how to properly attribute and paraphrase a lengthy quotation. Copyright, trademark, and intellectual property concepts are clearly discussed, in addition to potential sources of non-copyrighted material. Common citation formats (APA, MLA, Bluebook, etc.) are listed along with the suggestion that the student confer with his or her instructor about them.