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If you use
it, acknowledge it!
Generally, we accept that you will quote from
other people when you are writing and expressing your own ideas.
Their words often support your ideas and add value to your writing.
At universities, there are complicated and very
specific ways in which they expect you to reference work. That
is not the purpose of this module. Our purpose is to encourage you
to be honest about who's work you are using and to teach your learners
how to use information honestly. Here is what we suggest:
- If you quote an extract, acknowledge it. You
should either use quotation marks or use a different font or indent
so that it appears clearly as different from your own text. For
example:
Copyright
law is mostly civil law. If you violate copyright you would
usually get sued, not be charged with a crime.
Brad
Templeton http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
- If you use information
from a source but rewrite it in your own words it is still important
to include the source in your bibliography, but DO NOT copy the
information word for word.
Click
here to see an example of a copyright notice on a web page
- If you are going to
publish a whole work or large party someone's words (other than
a short quotation) or any creative work (image, sound, etc) on
a website or any other public document, you must ask permission
from the owner of that creative work. People
do not usually refuse you, so do not be afraid to ask.
Click
here to see an example of a website with images that have permissions
How
to write Bibliographies (Taken from a printed document
produced by Penny Purchase, librarian at Michaelhouse).
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