An exploration of the role of Canadian academic libraries in promoting academic integrity

Kloda, Lorie and Nicholson, Karen An exploration of the role of Canadian academic libraries in promoting academic integrity. International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2007, vol. 3, n. 1, pp. 16-25. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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The incidence of student plagiarism at Canadian universities and colleges is cause for concern. As a result, Canadian universities are increasingly using text-matching software such as Turnitin to address the problem of cut-and-paste plagiarism. An exploratory survey was conducted at Canadian research-intensive universities subscribing to Turnitin to examine the role of librarians in educating students and faculty about academic integrity. Results indicate that librarians at these institutions are actively involved in promoting academic integrity and deterring plagiarism. At most institutions surveyed, discussions of academic integrity and the ethical use of information are included in library workshops and library instructional materials. These results, while preliminary, are an important first step to encourage libraries to consider their role within universities for promoting academic integrity. This is a revised version of a paper presented at LILAC 2005: Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference, Imperial College, London, April 4-6, 2005.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: academic integrity, plagiarism, text-matching software, Canada, universities
Subjects: D. Libraries as physical collections. > DD. Academic libraries.
B. Information use and sociology of information > BZ. None of these, but in this section.
L. Information technology and library technology > LJ. Software.
L. Information technology and library technology > LC. Internet, including WWW.
E. Publishing and legal issues. > EZ. None of these, but in this section.
Depositing user: Lorie A. Kloda
Date deposited: 14 Aug 2007
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:09
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/10179

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