Terry Darr

Combating Plagiarism: A Hands-On Guide for Librarians, Teachers, and Students Terry Darr

Offers an instructional plan for plagiarism education for middle school and high school students, allowing librarians to become a resource for students, teachers, and school administrators.

The proliferation of resources now available through libraries and the internet requires a new set of information management skills in order for students to avoid plagiarism. While educators legitimately expect students to approach academic work with honesty and integrity, students need to be able to understand the context of their academic resources-both print and digital-well enough to use them appropriately and ethically. Combating Plagiarism helps middle and high school teachers and librarians understand and teach the authorship and publication process so students learn to use relevant information in an ethically and academically sound fashion.



Terry Darr's long-term collaboration with a high school history teacher taught her the challenges faced by students conducting research-and by librarians and teachers tasked with teaching plagiarism prevention. Her book is full of tested concepts for teaching these complex topics, emphasizing our modern reliance on digital sources. An extensive student reference section covers common knowledge, fact, and opinion. A wealth of practical resources includes real-life examples from research papers as well as plenty of instructional materials, exercises, and lesson plans.






Helps librarians to feel confident in their professional positions as plagiarism experts on campus



Teaches librarians how to help students who have already plagiarized



Provides opportunities for librarians to collaborate with teachers and writing centers through plagiarism education



Acts as a reference guide with all types of questions to ask students about plagiarism during the research process



Creates an important framework for the ethical and appropriate use of information in schools