GHS

Did you know that the Main Library Reserve desk now offers document scanning options for your course reserves? If you provide them with photocopies (like you would with a traditional article resreve), they can scan the document into PDF for you and post it under course reserves electronically. That way your students can access it from anywhere…which means no more “it was checked out” excuses and complaints (or at least not as many). I found this very helpful and hope you will, too.

Thanks,
Colleen

Dear GHS,

Five copies of James Lipson’s Doing Honest Work in College: How to Prepare Citations, Avoid Plagiarism, and Achieve Real Academic Success are available for checkout. Three copies are located in 280 Schaeffer Hall (see Jean) and two copies are in the Writing Center, 303 SH.

I highly recommend this book. In only fifty pages, Lipson covers a wide range of topics, from how to effectively participate in group projects to tips for reading effectively to determining when to cite. He organizes the book around three basic principles for academic honesty; these could prove very useful to you as you think about how to discuss plagiarism in your classes. Lipson
walks readers through practical ethical dilemmas (”Is it okay to consult Cliff’s Notes?” “What are the guidelines for studying with peers?”) with humor and clarity. The remainder of the book is devoted to various citation forms.

Karissa Haugeberg