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Promoting Academic Integrity: Librarians as Ethical Champions

Librarians play a crucial role in fostering academic integrity among students. This study explores different perspectives on academic integrity, reasons for unethical behavior, and the impact of technology on ethical practices. It offers practical strategies for librarians to integrate academic integrity education into information literacy instruction, collaborate with faculty, and engage students in discussions about ethical conduct. By being proactive in promoting integrity, librarians can help create a culture of honesty and accountability in academic settings.

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Promoting Academic Integrity: Librarians as Ethical Champions

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  1. Developing Ethical Citizens: Librarians Promoting Academic Integrity Amanda B. Click ELIME-21 Fellow School of Information & Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Image: http://v4.jasonsantamaria.com/articles/shake-it-like-a-metaphorical-picture/

  2. Academic Integrity Study The American University in Cairo students (8 total) • 2 freshmen, 2 sophomores, 1 junior, 3 seniors • 3 undeclared, 1 political science major, 2 communication & media arts, 1 art, 1 journalism

  3. "How I feel about cheating" Male, senior, journalism. Female, freshman, undeclared.

  4. "How I feel about plagiarism" Female, freshman, undeclared. Female, freshman, undeclared.

  5. "How I learned about academic integrity" Male, sophomore, undeclared. Female, junior, political science.

  6. Themes: Specific behaviors BU, freshman, music business. AUC, freshman, undeclared.

  7. Themes • Different definitions of academic integrity • Reasons for unethical behavior • Turnitin.com • Giving credit where credit is due • Not an issue until university • Smartphones • Lack of interest in schoolwork

  8. What can librarians do? • Integrate academic integrity into information literacy instruction • Think about the old rules and new kinds of information • Communicate with students early and often • Don’t just point students to a database and leave the interaction at that

  9. Collaboration Opportunities • Offer workshop series for faculty, staff and students • Work with faculty to develop better assignments • Think about academic integrity instruction as discipline-specific • Be a plagiarism detective

  10. Thank you! Questions? Comments? Amanda Click aclick@live.unc.edu

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