The concept of plagiarism has changed so much now that the internet is so readily available to anyone and everyone. An excellent point was made in the first article that because libraries aren't used as much anymore, the idea of physically holding another person's piece of work has greatly diminished.
“Because you’re not walking into a library, you’re not physically
holding the article, which takes you closer to ‘this doesn’t belong to
me,’ ” she said. Online, “everything can belong to you really easily.” (Ms. Brookover)
It has become so hard to discern what should be cited and what shouldn't now because this information is so available to us. The most difficult thing to deal with when writing is a paper is being sure to cite information even if you may think that the information that you have found would be considered common sense. If you took it from someone then it has to be cited no matter what it is.
I also agree with the idea that "everything can belong to you really easily" on the web. Since I can look it up and read it sometimes it feels like it's mine. I forget to cite people a lot because I'll read something, then go to the next website, & I'll forget I got the idea from someone else, whereas if I had an actual book I would be more inclined to cite an author.
ReplyDeleteYou made a great point on the physcial aspect of books. Libraries are becoming less physical and more virtual than ever before. This can be very problematic as physical sources cause you to cite sources more than digital ones. In the future more courses in research may be necessary due to the newer generations being too reliant on digital media. Digital media allows one to access media faster and more efficient but is also more problematic as more students are passing off papers that contain sources and quotable material without the use of a bibliography/works cited page.
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see how this will change in the future.