LibGuides: Intellectual Property: Preventing Student Plagiarism

The FIT Library can be your partner in preventing plagiarism and promoting a better understanding of the economic, legal and ethical issues surrounding the use of information (ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standard #5).

We offer our support by way of services, such as workshops, and recommended resources. We are happy to work with you to integrate this and other Information Literacy Competency Standards with your curriculum.

"If you didn't write it, cite it"

Academic Integrity & Plaigiarism presentation (Spring 2016)
The FIT Faculty Senate Library Committee members--like all FIT faculty and staff--want you to succeed as a student! They've come up with a few simple guidelines to help you acknowledge all the research and hard work you've done in creating your papers and projects.

Citation Managers

Both services listed below can be used to create bibliographies and in-text citations, as well as to store, discover and share on the cloud.The FIT Library offers Zotero workshops.

Faculty can request workshops for their classes by filling out an Instruction Request Form

Zotero
http://www.zotero.org
Zotero is a free reference manager that helps you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources socially, all while browsing library databases and the open web.
Mendeley
http://www.mendeley.com
Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.

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