When Does Information Become Proprietary? The Link between Quotation and Attribution

Type of Presentation

Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)

Target Audience

Higher Education

Presenter Information

Carol Simpson, University of Texas

Location

Room 111

Proposal

See presentation description.

Short Description

This session will address the reasons for ethical information use, and how to assure-as a technical matter-that attribution and quotation are appropriately handled. Few educators know the rules for the many varieties of quotation types, so an understanding of ethical attribution is key to how students will also learn to attribute.

Keywords

Information literacy, Ethics, Information use, Attribution, Quotation

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

Simpson, Carol, "When Does Information Become Proprietary? The Link between Quotation and Attribution" (2008). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 44.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2008/2008/44