Comp. 101 - 2.5 Conduct Online Research

Digital rights management (DRM)

A collection of technologies used by software publishers and trade groups to fight software piracy and prevent unauthorized copying of digital content; includes authentication, certificates of authenticity, encryption, and digital watermarks

Creative Commons (CC)

A nonprofit organization that makes it easy for content creators to license and share their work by supplying easy-to-understand copyright licenses; the creator chooses the conditions under which the work can be used.

Specialty search engine

A search engine that lets you search databases, news providers, podcasts, and other online information sources that general search engines do not always access

Fair use doctrine

Allows you to use a sentence or paragraph of text without permission if you include a citation to the original source

Public Domain

An item, such as photo, that is available and accessible to the public without requiring permission to use, and therefore not subject to copyright.

Copyright

An originator's exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, or sell intellectual property

C.A.R.S.

Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, Support

Citation style

In a formal reference to a published work such as a book, journal, magazine, or website, the sequence of elements and the punctuation between them; common citation styles include MLA, APA, or Chicago

Citation

In a research paper, a reference to a source; usually in parentheses at the end of a sentence.

Ethics

The moral principles that govern people's behavior; many schools and other organizations post codes of conduct for computer use, which can help you make ethical decisions while using a computer

Plagiarism

To copy or use someone else's work and claim it as your own

Paraphrase

To restate an idea using different words from the original; paraphrasing someone else's idea still constitutes plagiarism, which is claiming someone else's idea as your own.

Intellectual Property rights

legal rights protecting those who create works such as photos, art, writing, inventions, and music