Bonnie's Back!

Last week Bonnie returned and we covered topics such as plagiarism, citations, patents and credibility.  We learned the consequences of plagiarism and reiterated why it's unacceptable.  I was surprised when Bonnie shared the story of her high school student nearly being sued for stealing a Disney character's photo to use for her website.  I now know to be careful not to steal a picture of Princess Jasmine and use it for any of my blogs or online presentations - thanks Bonnie!

It is important to give credibility to those who did work to avoid any issues of being sued or accused of plagiarism, which is why learning how to properly cite sources is valuable.  In high school, I used Noodletools and Easybib to cite all of my sources.  Bonnie introduced Mendely, Endrote, and Zatero to us this past week.  Although I feel most comfortable using Noodletools, I will start to explore the other options so that I can become more familiar with them.

On the day of the Library Open House, my English professor allowed my class to leave 30 minutes early so that we could go check it out.  Not only did I learn about the different sections of the libraries, but I also checked out the floor where the girl that Amanda told us about was murdered (BA in the stacks if anyone was wondering.)  Aside from small, crowded aisles, there was nothing too spooky about it.