When I asked the Harding English Department chair if we had a policy on plagiarism I was told that would be the next thing the department would work on. It seems they have been so busy unpacking the standards and working on common assessments that a plagiarism policy has been put on hold. So out of curiosity I went to all of the St. Paul Junior and Senior High School websites in search of Library Media Center sites and plagiarism policies. It's embarrasing. There are 11 junior high schools in St. Paul, not a single one even mentions plagiarism, but also consider, only 5 of those Junior Highs even have a LMS. There are 7 senior high schools and 4 of those schools have what I would consider an extensive copyright and plagiarism section on the Library Media Center page of their school web site. Those same four librarians are in their second year of the Information Literacy Project. This is an important issue and we need to continue our quest not only to educate our students but also our colleagues. Enough said.Cartoon source: http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/aba0039l.jpg
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