Case Study: “Stephen Ambrose, Copycat”

The article “Stephen Ambrose, Copycat,” published in The Weekly Standard, January 14, 2002, discusses the accusation that popular historian Stephen Ambrose plagiarized another historian's work in his book The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany. The following article needs to be read before you attend your library workshop. As you read the article, keep these questions in mind:

1. What uses of other's words may actually be considered plagiarism?
   
2. Does plagiarism hurt anyone? If so, who does it hurt? Who is victimized? How?
   
3. Is plagiarism primarily a concern within the academic world? Does anyone outside of colleges and universities care about plagiarism?
   
4. What makes plagiarism an issue of ethics?
   
5. What makes plagiarism an issue of learning?

Come to the library workshop prepared to discuss these questions. Click on the citation below to read the article. This link will open a new window. If the new window does not open, disable your pop-up blockers and try again.

“Stephen Ambrose, Copycat,” by Fred Barnes. The Weekly Standard, January 14, 2002..