ICSM Lies, Cheats, and Plagiarisms
Best Bet Database: General OneFile : begin with a Subject search on Truthfulness and Falsehood or Deception or Self-deception or Plagiarism and then open the "Subdivisions."
Note: Truth and falsity, truthfulness and deception--these concepts have so many particular applications that the Subject Headings below are are intended simply to sketch a few obvious categories.
Truth & Consequences
Truthfulness and falsehood
Truth
Knowledge, Theory of
Belief and doubt
Faith and reason
Honesty
Integrity
Authenticity (Philosophy)
Sincerity
Trust
Faking It:
Deception
Deception--United States
Hypocrisy
Self-deception
False memory syndrome
Error
Disinformation
Fraud
Hoaxes
Impostors and imposture
Swindlers and swindling
Quacks and quackery--United States
Delusions
Lie detectors and detection
Engines of Deceit:
Competition (Psychology)
Failure (Psychology)
Success
Deceit: In Your Own Words
Plagiarism
Cheating (Education)
Student ethics
College students--United States--Conduct of life
Education, Higher--Moral and ethical aspects
Academic writing
Bibliographical citations
Writing--Moral and ethical aspects
Rhetoric--Moral and ethical aspects
Authorship
Authors--Legal status, laws, etc. United States
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Imitation in literature
Intertextuality
Truth in literature
Mass media -- Objectivity
Journalism -- Objectivity
Communication and culture
Deceit: Ideas & Ownership
Property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property--United States
Intellectual property--Moral and ethical aspects
Intellectual property infringement
Copyright--United States
Copyright and electronic data processing
Public domain (Copyright law)
Fair use (Copyright)
Fair use (Copyright)--United States
Piracy (Copyright)
Piracy (Copyright)--United States
Mashups (Music)--History and criticism​
Deceit: Business, Politics, etc.
Corporations--Corrupt practices
Commercial crimes
Deceptive advertising--United States
Securities fraud
Business ethics
Political corruption
Elections--Corrupt practices--United States
Lobbying--Corrupt practices--United States
Deception--Political aspects--United States
Spin doctors--United States
Propaganda
Propaganda, American
Fraud in science
Sports--Corrupt practices
Criminal behavior
Criminal psychology
Liar paradox (for advanced lie detectors)
Truth & Consequences
Truthfulness and falsehood
Truth
Knowledge, Theory of
Belief and doubt
Faith and reason
Honesty
Integrity
Authenticity (Philosophy)
Sincerity
Trust
Faking It:
Deception
Deception--United States
Hypocrisy
Self-deception
False memory syndrome
Error
Disinformation
Fraud
Hoaxes
Impostors and imposture
Swindlers and swindling
Quacks and quackery--United States
Delusions
Lie detectors and detection
Engines of Deceit:
Competition (Psychology)
Failure (Psychology)
Success
Deceit: In Your Own Words
Plagiarism
Cheating (Education)
Student ethics
College students--United States--Conduct of life
Education, Higher--Moral and ethical aspects
Academic writing
Bibliographical citations
Writing--Moral and ethical aspects
Rhetoric--Moral and ethical aspects
Authorship
Authors--Legal status, laws, etc. United States
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Imitation in literature
Intertextuality
Truth in literature
Mass media -- Objectivity
Journalism -- Objectivity
Communication and culture
Deceit: Ideas & Ownership
Property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property--United States
Intellectual property--Moral and ethical aspects
Intellectual property infringement
Copyright--United States
Copyright and electronic data processing
Public domain (Copyright law)
Fair use (Copyright)
Fair use (Copyright)--United States
Piracy (Copyright)
Piracy (Copyright)--United States
Mashups (Music)--History and criticism​
Deceit: Business, Politics, etc.
Corporations--Corrupt practices
Commercial crimes
Deceptive advertising--United States
Securities fraud
Business ethics
Political corruption
Elections--Corrupt practices--United States
Lobbying--Corrupt practices--United States
Deception--Political aspects--United States
Spin doctors--United States
Propaganda
Propaganda, American
Fraud in science
Sports--Corrupt practices
Criminal behavior
Criminal psychology
Liar paradox (for advanced lie detectors)
General OneFile : is the most user-friendly of our comprehensive databases, covering almost any topic from a wide range of disciplinary angles and offering lots of full text. Use the default Subject search to find the best subject heading for your topic (and when you find a good one be sure to look at the "Related Subjects" to see if there's something even better).
When you settle on a subject heading, open the "Subdivisions" link below it. Most General OneFile subject searchs produce very large retrievals and the "subdivisions" help you narrow your search to a particular aspect: "Ethical aspects," "Forecasts and Trends," "History," "Political aspects," "Psychological aspects," and "Social aspects," to name only a few.
If the best available subdivision is still too broad, open it and add your own Keywords in the "Search within these results" slot at the upper left.
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When you settle on a subject heading, open the "Subdivisions" link below it. Most General OneFile subject searchs produce very large retrievals and the "subdivisions" help you narrow your search to a particular aspect: "Ethical aspects," "Forecasts and Trends," "History," "Political aspects," "Psychological aspects," and "Social aspects," to name only a few.
If the best available subdivision is still too broad, open it and add your own Keywords in the "Search within these results" slot at the upper left.
User Advisory: When first viewing your retrievals in General OneFile, note that you are seeing only the "Magazines" (popular articles) and must click on the tabs for "Academic Journals" (scholarly articles) or "News" (newspaper articles) to see those results
Academic Search Premier Comprehensive subject coverage with considerable full text. Note that there is a “Subject Terms” link just above the search boxes, allowing you to search the index of Subject Headings--often a good first stop for more efficient Subject searching whereby you are guaranteed that your topic is indeed a main subject of the articles retrieved.
A good initial strategy in this database is to search a likely topic in the Subject Terms and when you find it “explode” the term by double clicking it--this brings up a list of related Subject terms. You can check as many terms as you like before "adding" them to your search by AND-ing or OR-ing them together.
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ProQuest Research Library is another comprehensive database with substantial full text. Use the "Thesaurus" (above the search slots) to preview what Subject Headings are available.
Note that to the right of your search results you can limit your retrieval by "Source Type" (including Magazines, Newspapers, Scholarly Journals), "Document Type," (including Cover Story, Editorial, or Interview), and "Location."
Above each set of articles you retrieve ProQuest will display related Subject searches to help either broaden or narrow your focus.
PsycINFO : The American Psychological Association use their own Subject vocabulary (called "Descriptors"), so a visit to the "Thesaurus" above the search slots is usually a good idea--but unfortunately there is no Subject Heading for "conspiracy" or "conspiracy theories" here. Both will work as keywords, however, and retrieve dozens of articles.
PsycINFO deals only with scholarly literature, much of it assuming a graduate-level understanding of the discipline. But among these you may find interesting, accessible articles on your topic.
User Advisory: If what you're searching for are "journals" in "English," it's a good idea to check those boxes below the search slots.
Philosopher's Index : Not much full text, but the “ArticleLinker” arrows at the end of each citation will connect to scholarly full text in our other databases--making this an efficient one-stop search for ethics, political philosophy, metaphysics, and logic.
ERIC (Ebsco interface) : A disciplinary database in Education—at all levels. The field of Education has its own set of Subject Headings so be sure to browse the “Thesaurus” (above the search slots) for the best "Descriptors." ERIC provides access not only to relevant journal literature (citations for these end in a number preceded by EJ—ERIC Journal), but also to research published directly to ERIC (citations for these end in a number preceded by ED—ERIC Document.
JSTOR : covers a wide range of scholarly journals in most disciiplines, always beginning with the first issue of each one. This provides 100% full text access to articles from not only the first half of the 20th century but even the second half of the 19th. Be aware, however, that at the other end of the date range articles don't appear in JSTOR until at least 1-2 years after publication.
JSTOR offers only a Keyword search of its complete full text, so retrievals are large, but the relevancy ranking does a good job of putting the strongest matches on the first few pages. This relevancy ranking does not weigh date, however, and will display a mix of articles written decades apart. So if your topic is time sensitive, be alert to publication dates.
User Advisory: The academic journals covered here feature numerous book reviews, so it's a good idea to tic the "Article" limit below the search slots so you won't be overwhelmed by book reviews on your topic.
Project Muse : provides 100% full text of mostly scholarly journals, but its coverage is entirely current--mainly spanning the only last 10-15 years. Muse uses a "black box" search approach--you enter your search terms in one slot with no designated field options. This broad approach to searching tends to generate large retrievals--almost 500 for "conspiracy theories"--so it's best to be as specific as possible. And note--once you have a retrieval set, you can add more search terms by clicking "Modify Search" at the top.
ProQuest Research Library is another comprehensive database with substantial full text. Use the "Thesaurus" (above the search slots) to preview what Subject Headings are available.
Note that to the right of your search results you can limit your retrieval by "Source Type" (including Magazines, Newspapers, Scholarly Journals), "Document Type," (including Cover Story, Editorial, or Interview), and "Location."
Above each set of articles you retrieve ProQuest will display related Subject searches to help either broaden or narrow your focus.
PsycINFO : The American Psychological Association use their own Subject vocabulary (called "Descriptors"), so a visit to the "Thesaurus" above the search slots is usually a good idea--but unfortunately there is no Subject Heading for "conspiracy" or "conspiracy theories" here. Both will work as keywords, however, and retrieve dozens of articles.
PsycINFO deals only with scholarly literature, much of it assuming a graduate-level understanding of the discipline. But among these you may find interesting, accessible articles on your topic.
User Advisory: If what you're searching for are "journals" in "English," it's a good idea to check those boxes below the search slots.
Philosopher's Index : Not much full text, but the “ArticleLinker” arrows at the end of each citation will connect to scholarly full text in our other databases--making this an efficient one-stop search for ethics, political philosophy, metaphysics, and logic.
ERIC (Ebsco interface) : A disciplinary database in Education—at all levels. The field of Education has its own set of Subject Headings so be sure to browse the “Thesaurus” (above the search slots) for the best "Descriptors." ERIC provides access not only to relevant journal literature (citations for these end in a number preceded by EJ—ERIC Journal), but also to research published directly to ERIC (citations for these end in a number preceded by ED—ERIC Document.
Education uses its own Subject Headings, so a useful first stop is the ERIC "Thesaurus" (above the search slots) to see what Subject searches will work here. This is also a helpful exercise in that once you have found the appropriate Subject Heading you can "explode" it (double click) and generate a list of related Subject Headings.
JSTOR : covers a wide range of scholarly journals in most disciiplines, always beginning with the first issue of each one. This provides 100% full text access to articles from not only the first half of the 20th century but even the second half of the 19th. Be aware, however, that at the other end of the date range articles don't appear in JSTOR until at least 1-2 years after publication.
JSTOR offers only a Keyword search of its complete full text, so retrievals are large, but the relevancy ranking does a good job of putting the strongest matches on the first few pages. This relevancy ranking does not weigh date, however, and will display a mix of articles written decades apart. So if your topic is time sensitive, be alert to publication dates.
User Advisory: The academic journals covered here feature numerous book reviews, so it's a good idea to tic the "Article" limit below the search slots so you won't be overwhelmed by book reviews on your topic.
Project Muse : provides 100% full text of mostly scholarly journals, but its coverage is entirely current--mainly spanning the only last 10-15 years. Muse uses a "black box" search approach--you enter your search terms in one slot with no designated field options. This broad approach to searching tends to generate large retrievals--almost 500 for "conspiracy theories"--so it's best to be as specific as possible. And note--once you have a retrieval set, you can add more search terms by clicking "Modify Search" at the top.
- Ebrary
- Citation
- Interlibrary Loan
- Plagiarism Tutorial
- Truth : A Guide
- What is Truth?
- Relative Truth
- Liars and Outliers : Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
- Nothing but the Truth : Why Trial Lawyers Don't, Can't & Shouldn't Have to Tell the Whole Truth
- Importance of Being Honest : How Lying, Secrecy, and Hypocrisy Collide with Truth in Law
- Mindfucking
- Hypocrisy Unmasked : Dissociation, Shame, and the Ethics of Inauthenticity
- Inauthentic: The Anxiety over Culture and Identity
- Deception
- Brain Fiction : Self-Deception and the Riddle of Confabulation
- Self-Deception Unmasked
- Politics of Lying
- Natural Selections : Selfish Altruists, Honest Liars, and Other Realities of Evolution
- Trust : Self-Interest and the Common Good
- Trust
- Dilemmas of Trust
- Social Trust and Human Communities
- Trust : A Sociological Theory
- Science of False Memory
- Remembering Our Childhood : How Memory Betrays Us
- Lying Brain : Lie Detection in Science and Science Fiction
- Plagiarism : Alchemy and Remedy in Higher Education
- Crisis on Campus : Confronting Academic Misconduct
- Psychology of Academic Cheating
- Academic Writing and Plagiarism : A Linguistic Analysis
- Scandals and Scoundrels : Seven Cases That Shook the Academy
- Original Copy : Plagiarism and Originality in Nineteenth-Century Literature
- Shakespeare and Appropriation
- Hot Property : The Stealing of Ideas in an Age of Globalization
- Combating Piracy : Intellectual Property Theft and Fraud
- Future of Ideas : The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World
- Knockoff : The Deadly Trade in Counterfeit Goods
- Steal This Music : How Intellectual Property Law Affects Musical Creativity
- Insincere Promises : The Law of Misrepresented Intent
- Internet Fraud Casebook : The World Wide Web of Deceit
- How Companies Lie
- Corruption in International Business
- Stealing Elections : How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy
Lying, Cheating, Plagiarizing:
General Ethics Sites:
- Definition of Lying and Deception: from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
- Academic Cheating Fact Sheet: From the Educational Testing Service.
- Lying: Surprisingly thorough overview from the BBC's Ethics Guide.
- Cheating Cheetas Prosper: An evolutionary perspective showing how hard it may be to change our spots.
- Two Definitions of Lying: Scholarly article reviewing a range of contemporary definitions and endorsing two.
- Deception and Living a Life of Deception: Interesting checklist of common deceptions and self-deceptions.
- Evaluating Truthfulness and Detecting Deception: Overview from the FBI.
- Americans and Social Trust: Who, Where and Why: A Pew Research Report on how much reliance we have on the honesty of others.
- The Cheating Curve: Interesting article on how educational testing can pressure teachers and administrators to cheat.
- Plagiary: This scholarly journal on plagiarism lasted only two years (2006-7) but the full text of all the articles published is available here.
- Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age: 2010 New York Times article.
- Plagiarism in Colleges in USA: A lawyer's perspective.
- Plagiarism: A Misplaced Emphasis: pre-internet but Influential article on the problematic nature of some plagiarism.
- List of Plagiarism Incidents: Handy compilation from Wikipedia.
General Ethics Sites:
- Makkula Center for Applied Ethics: Publications: lots of articles and case studies available here.
- Ethics Updates: Gateway to resources for both ethical theory and applied ethics.
- Applied Ethics Resources on the WWW: Gateway from EthicsWeb.
- Center for Neuroethics & Society: Neuroethics Publications: from the University of Pennsylvania, open-access papers on a variety of ethical issues.
MLA is the citation style used by most disciplines in the Humanities. The guides below use the latest 2008/9 standards.
