Description
About the Author
Connie Strittmatter is the Head Librarian for Access Services at Boston College. Prior to her position at Boston College, she was the Team Leader for Access Services and Associate Professor at Montana State University Library. She received her MLS from Kent State University in 2000 and her Masters in Business Administration from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University in 2004. Connie's research focus has been on pedagogical design for library instruction. She has published in College & Research Libraries, Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship, and Ethics & Behavior. While at Montana State University, Connie worked with Business faculty to incorporate a library instruction module (with an ethics component) into a core business class. She expanded her plagiarism and ethics instruction into engineering and international student orientation. Virginia K. Bratton is an Associate Professor of Management in the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. She received her Ph.D. in Business Administration from Florida State University in 2004, where she completed her dissertation on the topic of ethical decision-making on a student population. Dr. Bratton teaches courses in organizational behavior, human resource management, and leadership. Her research focus is on business ethics, impression management, and performance appraisals, and she has published in Journal of Organizational Behavior,Journal of Vocational Behavior, and Leadership and Organization Development Journal. Dr. Bratton has delivered ethics instruction to a broad array of populations including undergraduate business and engineering students at Montana State University, doctoral management students at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia, and human resource management practitioners from Montana and its surrounding states.
Reviews
The authors of this detailed and well-written volume on preventing plagiarism...have some very decided ideas on how to prevent or discourage the practice.... [Students will] acquire a rich understanding of what plagiarism entails, what it involves ethically, and how and by what means it can be avoided. * Journal of Academic Librarianship *
This book makes a valuable and timely contribution to the field of education in general, and library science in particular. It adds to the body of knowledge on intentional plagiarism. The book is intended primarily for public service academic librarians who are responsible for designing information literacy curricula. This book should be added to the library science professional collection. * Public Services Quarterly *
Strittmatter and Bratton present a compelling ethics based model for delivering plagiarism prevention instruction to address the scourge of intentional plagiarism. Their detailed discussion of their Plagiarism and Ethics Awareness Training (PEAT) prevention program and strategies for assessing plagiarism prevention efforts will be of great interest to those searching for ways to change students' attitudes and misunderstandings about plagiarism, academic dishonesty and the unethical usage of information. This book is a valuable addition to the existing plagiarism prevention literature and an essential read for academic librarians looking to foster a culture of academic integrity through library instructional efforts. -- Lynn D. Lampert, Coordinator of Information Literacy & Instruction at California State University Northridge and Author of Combating Student Plagiarism: An Academic Librarian's Guide
Book Information
ISBN 9781442264410
Author Connie Strittmatter
Format Paperback
Page Count 158
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 245g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 151mm * 11mm