1. Howard suggests: “When in doubt, cite; over-citation is an error, but under-citation is plagiarism.” Would you agree with this statement?
2. Rife states that “Moral rights have historically been important in France because France’s copyright regime emerged post the 1789 revolution when the rights of authors were conflated with the ‘rights of man’” and this made me think about how Price argues that the ideas of new, original, and plagiarism itself differ across cultures. What is another example from a non-US culture of a differing idea of plagiarism and/or originality that you may know about or have encountered in past experiences?
In response to your question about Howard's quote, I don't know the answer to this. I think it highlights how problematic the anxiety over potential plagiarism is for students. I know I've told students in this exact situation that if they are unsure that they can err on the side of citing and confirm its need or not with me or a tutor, but citing in fear of harsh academic consequences when the student is still learning these skills is not an ideal environment for learning to take place.
ReplyDeleteIn response to your question about Howard's quote, I don't know the answer to this. I think it highlights how problematic the anxiety over potential plagiarism is for students. I know I've told students in this exact situation that if they are unsure that they can err on the side of citing and confirm its need or not with me or a tutor, but citing in fear of harsh academic consequences when the student is still learning these skills is not an ideal environment for learning to take place.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why my comment is here twice but I'm afraid if I delete one that they'll both disappear, so much like citation fears I'm erring on the side of leaving a duplicate post.
ReplyDeleteI think that the Howard quote is a generally good idea to keep in mind. If a student is over-citing consistently, that's something that a teacher should work on with them. For an isolated incident, though, safer is better. At worse, the citation will be another resource for your reader to look into if they're so inclined. Improperly citing a source could be as minor as an instructor noticing and making a mark on a paper, but, depending on how and where the work is shared, it could lead to serious problems regarding plagiarism and intellectual property.
ReplyDeleteIt really seems safer just not to risk it.