University Library News Release
Date: August 20, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Jeanette Smith, NMSU Library, (505) 646-7492, jcsmith@lib.nmsu.edu
Library Hosts New Web Site on Plagiarism
The Library announces that it is hosting a new web site on plagiarism issues. The site, available at http://lib.nmsu.edu/plagiarism/, provides resources for both students and faculty. The user-friendly site begins with a list of the most common misconceptions about plagiarism.
For students there is a description of plagiarism, a list of the most common mistakes and how to avoid them, definitions of important terms, examples of correct citations, links to citation guides and links to tutorials and quizzes at other universities.
Faculty resources include tips on how to prevent plagiarism, tips on creating effective research assignments and links to resources with practical advice on avoiding and dealing with plagiarism. The site provides faculty with two documents that can be used in their classes:
• A worksheet for students, designed to facilitate learning from the web pages
• A quiz that tests students’ understanding of basic plagiarism concepts
Tara Gray, the director of NMSU's Teaching Academy, said "This web site provides a great resource for faculty and students alike."
The members of NMSU's Plagiarism Web Site Committee are Stuart Brown of the NMSU English Department; Terry Cook of the Center for Learning Assistance; Tara Gray of the Teaching Academy; Travis Marley Dulany, an NMSU honors student and member of the ASNMSU Senate and Grace Ann Rosile of Management and General Business.
James Caufield of the Library chaired the committee, and Carol Boyse and Teresa Roberts provided technical support.
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