Plagiarism
Plagiarism*
Sharon Stoerger MLS, MBA
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Actions Do Speak Louder than Words: Deterring Plagiarism with the Use of Plagiarism- Detection Software
http://www.apsanet.org/PS/dec01/braumoeller.cfmIn the spring semester of 2000, Bear Braumoeller, an assistant professor ofgovernment at Harvard University and Brian Gaines, an associate professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) began their plagiarism study involving UIUC students taking Political Science 100: Introduction to Political Science. This report details Braumoeller and Gaines' experience with the Essay Verification Engine, EVE, which they used to detect instances of plagiarism among the 180 students studied.
Anti-Plagiarism Experts Raise Questions about Services with Links to Sites Selling Papers
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/03/2002031201t.htmJeffrey R. Young addresses the issue of plagiarism detection services, likePlagiServe and EduTie.com having business connections to term paper sites that sell papers to students.
The background article, also by Young entitled "The Cat and Mouse Game of Plagiarism Detection", can be found at
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v47/i43/43a02601.htm (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education to access).
Apathy in Online Education
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0210010171oct01,0,6409570.story?coll=chi%2Dtechnology%2DhedDavid McGrath, a composition instructor at College of DuPage who teaches both online and face-to-face classes, discusses factors that increase the potential for cheating with online courses in this October 1, 2002 issue of the Chicago Tribune. McGrath indicates that certain things, like plagiarism, can be detected in face-to-face meetings with students that cannot be detected when students merely have a "digital identity".
Are More People Cheating?
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/04/arts/04CHEA.htmlRecent controversies, such as the looting accusations against the former chairman of Tyco and the Stephen Ambrose plagiarism case, have many thinking that people are more dishonest than in the past. Historians and ethicists say that this may not actually be the case. This article from the October 4,2003 edition of The New York Times takes a look at a new book by David Callahan titled, "The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead" (Harcourt, 2004), and explores explanations as to why unethical behavior appears to be on the rampage.
Busting the New Breed of Plagiarist
http://www.awpwriter.org/magazine/writers/bugeja1.htmMichael Bugeja, special assistant to the President at Ohio University and creator of Your Path, a character development program, originally published in the September 2000 issue of The Writer's Chronicle. Bugeja believes thatsome students who commit acts of online plagiarism have very predictable patterns of cheating. He offers 5 strategies to help instructors catch plagiarism.
The Campaign Against Plagiarism: Academic Initiatives
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/instruct/LIRT/2002/march02.pdf (p. 12)
Recent plagiarism cases involving well-known individuals such as Doris Kearns Goodwin and Stephen Ambrose have pointed the spotlight on this issue that continues to plague those in higher education. Vibiana Bowman, a reference librarian at Rutgers University explores this issue in her article that appears in the March 2002 issue of LIRT News. In it, she discusses projects at Rutgers and other academic institutions that are working to combat casesof plagiarism. Plagiarism detection software packages used by many institutions are also presented.
A Campus Fad That's Being Copied
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/03/education/03CHEA.html?thA recent study of 23 institutions across the U.S. has found that more and more students are plagiarizing from Internet sources. Rutgers University management professor, Donald L. McCabe, organized the survey that included large public universities and small private colleges. Thirty-eight percent of undergraduates stated that they participated in some form of Internet plagiarism in the past year, and almost half of the students did not consider this activity to be cheating. This September 3, 2003 article from The New York Times outlines the survey's results and discusses steps being taken to prevent and discourage future academic integrity violations of this nature.
Canada's Simon Fraser U. Suspends 44 Students in Plagiarism Scandal (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education to access)
http://chronicle.com/daily/2002/10/2002102404n.htmForty-four students at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia who wereinvolved in a plagiarism "scheme" were suspended after nearly a year long investigation into allegations of academic dishonesty. Students at the University who purchased custom designed projects for an economics assignment were also uncovered during the investigation and received failing grades forthe course.
Can Tech Detect College Cheaters?
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-876788.html Many privately held plagiarism software companies, like WordCheck Systems, report that business has been very good for them lately. Margaret Kane discusses the methods used by some of these plagiarism detection services and ways students are able to get around them. One question raised in this article is whether we live in a culture that promotes a cheating mentality.
Combating Plagiarism
http://library.cqpress.com/images/cqres/pdfs/color/cqr20030919C.pdfThe September 19, 2003 issue of CQ Researcher takes a look at plagiarism, and asks the question, "Is the Internet causing more students to copy?" Key issues surrounding plagiarism, such as copyright, plagiarism-detection services, and other prevention devices are discussed. Cases of misconduct, including the Jayson Blair incident at The New York Times, are also addressed. Organizations to contact for more information, plus additional resources are also provided. One nice feature of this article is the sample bibliography section, which provides examples for APA, MLA and Chicago citation styles.
Copycats Have High-Tech Foe: Software Can Spot Plagiarism
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/01/29/DD80192.DTLHistorians were the first group to use software detection devices to catch cases of plagiarism. This article from the January 29, 2002 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle discusses how people were less than enthusiastic about these tools in 1991, but they are now used extensively. Descriptions of some of the recent detection devices are also provided.
Dealing with Plagiarists
http://chronicle.com/jobs/2002/05/2002051401c.htmWhat would you do if you discovered one of your students plagiarized a paper? Would you
1.. Fail her for the course?
2.. Fail the paper but allow her to remain in the course, on the condition that she signs an acknowledgment of the plagiarism that will remain in her file until graduation?
3.. Give her the opportunity to rewrite the paper, and penalize the finalgrade by a full letter?
James M. Lang, an assistant professor of English at Assumption College (Worchester, MA) discusses these and what he determined to be the best solutionin his situation: none of the above.
Don't Blame the Internet for Plagiarism
http://www.edweek.org/ew/1998/14freed.h18 Are teachers and not the Internet to blame for students turning in plagiarized work? Morris Freedman, Professor Emeritus at the University of Marylandat College Park, states that advances in technology bring new challenges. He explores the types of papers students purchase from paper sites and believes that instructors who keep up in their fields should be able to detect plagiarized assignments.
The following commentaries on this Education Week piece are also available:
a.. The Internet Isn't a Threat to Students.It's a Tool for Teachers
http://www.edweek.org/ew/vol-18/04fried.h18 b.. Another Danger for 21st-Century Children?
http://www.edweek.org/ew/vol-17/38sherm.h17 Download. Steal. Copy. Cheating at the University
http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2001/11/27/3c03502bad345?in_archive=1 Students are looking more and more to online research paper site as a way of producing a term paper for class. This article that appeared in the November 21, 2001 issue of the Daily Pennsylvanian discusses this trend among high school and college students and steps taken to combat this issue.
E-Cheating--Combating a 21st Century Challenge
http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A3724.cfmWhen Kim McMurty started teaching college English a few years ago, she never envisioned her students using the Internet to help them cheat in her class. McMurty takes a look at the frequency of plagiarism as well as ways students use the Internet to cheat. She also provides eight suggestions to instructors on how to combat e-cheating in their classes.
Emory U. Announces that Michael Bellesiles will Take a Paid Leave (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education to access)
http://chronicle.com/daily/2002/08/2002082302n.htmMichael Bellesiles, a history professor at Emory University, has been accused of research misconduct in preparing his controversial book "Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture" (Alfred A. Knopf, 2000). Criticspredict that Bellesiles will not return to teach at Emory.
Update: Bellesiles Resigns From Emory After University Report Questions His Research for Book on Guns (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of HigherEducation to access)
http://chronicle.com/daily/2002/10/2002102801n.htmOn Friday, October 25, 2002, Michael Bellesiles, history professor at Emory University resigned from his position. It will become effective at the end of December. His resignation coincided with the release of Emory's investigation report into the Bellesiles controversy. Findings documented in thereport state that Bellesiles' "carelessness in the gathering and presentation of archival records" raised questions about his "scholarly integrity".
For more information about the Bellesiles controversy, go to
http://www.web-miner.com/historyethics.htm#bellesiles.
Fall From Grace (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education toaccess)
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v49/i30/30a01001.htmLife was good for Quincy Troupe. He had published 13 books, won two American Book Awards, was chosen to be poet laureate of California and Troupe was one of the best-paid humanities professors at the University of California at San DIego. Troupe's world came crashing down when a routine background check uncovered a lie about his academic credentials. Reactions to this newsand the message about academic integrity issues such as plagiarism and faking academic credentials are discussed in this article from the April 4, 2003 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Four Reasons to Be Happy about Internet Plagiarism
http://www.stu.ca/%7Ehunt/4reasons.htmRussell Hunt, a Professor of English at St. Thomas University, suggests that plagiarism that has become easier due to the increase in use by students of high tech information resources need not be seen as a "disaster" but rather as something to be welcomed. Hunt outlines four practices that will be threatened by this type of academic integrity violation. This article, which was published in the December 2002 issue of Teaching Perspectives, is merely an excerpt from a longer article by Hunt entitled, "In Praise of Plagiarism" and can be found in draft form at
http://www.stu.ca/%7Ehunt/plagiary.htm.
A Generation of Cheaters
http://www.asbj.com/199904/0499coverstory.htmlThere are a growing number of students desperate for better grades who think cheating is not a big deal. Some believe that it's not the cheating that's alarming, even though that is becoming more and more of an issue, but theattitudes of students today about cheating. This cover story article discusses the growing problem of cheating in higher education, and the lack of guilt by students who believe cheating is merely a survival tactic in an increasingly competitive world.
Got Cheaters? Ask New Questions
http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,54996,00.htmlThis brief article by Dustin Goot that appeared in the September 10, 2002 issue of Wired is about James McKenzie who claims that students are not completely to blame for the increase in plagiarism. McKenzie states that instructors need to differentiate between trivial and meaningful research assignments in their classes. Links to other Wired articles on plagiarism are alsopresented at this site.
Harvard U. Reportedly Revokes Acceptance of Teen Who Admitted Plagiarism (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education to access)
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/07/2003071406n.htmBlair Hornstine, the New Jersey teen who sued her school district to becomethe sole valedictorian of her high school class, will not be joining the freshman class at Harvard this fall. Hornstine learned she lost her place atHarvard after she admitted to plagiarizing several sources for guest columns she wrote for a local newspaper. Harvard's student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, broke the story on Friday, July 11, 2003, and Harvard officials have declined to comment on the story. Details about Hornstine's actions are presented in this article from the July 14, 2003 edition of The Chronicleof Higher Education.
Head of Indian University Quits After Panel Finds He Plagiarized Stanford Professor's Work (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education toaccess)
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/02/2003021006n.htmBalwant Singh Rajput, head of Kumaun University in Indian, resigned after an investigation committee found him guilty of "word by word" plagiarism. The panel found that large sections of an article by Rajput and his research associates were taken from a paper written by Renata Kallosh, a particle physicist at Stanford University. This article from the February 10, 2003 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education discusses the investigation's findings and Rajput's claims of innocence.
Historical Association Will No Longer Investigate Allegations of Wrongdoing(must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education to access)
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/05/2003050702n.htmSeveral high profile plagiarism and scholarly misconduct allegations have plagued the field of history in recent times, but the American Historical Association (AHA) believes that the focus should be on more important issues like education. The AHA announced that the organization will no longer investigate any acts of possible misconduct by historians due to limited resources and lack of power to impose sanctions. Reactions to this decision plus ethics policies in place in other professional organizations are addressed in this article from the May 7, 2003 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education.
How to Handle Cyber-Sloth in Academe
http://chronicle.com/free/v47/i17/17b01401.htmEarly in his career, Andrew Carnie, an assistant professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and moderator of the e-list called Linguist List (
http://www.linguistlist.org), would receive questions from students in need of information for assignments. Initially, he would answer these requests, but now he realizes that high school students and undergrads suffer from a laziness condition called "cyber-sloth".
The Internet Gives College Cheaters a High-Tech Edge
http://www.sltrib.com/2002/Nov/11182002/utah/17842.htmSurveys show that academic dishonesty on college campuses is on the rise. The November 18, 2002 article from the Salt Lake Tribune discusses why this is a growing phenomenon and how teachers are fighting back.
Internet Plagiarism--We All Pay the Price (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education to access)
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v47/i44/44b00501.htmEllen Laird, an English instructor at Hudson Valley Community College, discusses the consequences surrounding an incident involving one of her "A" students. The student turned in an essay that Laird thought was even a bit more advanced than his usual work. After doing a bit of searching on the Web, this instructor stumbles upon the same paper at a term paper site.
Is Honor Up for Grabs? Education Isn't About Surveillance
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A80312-2001May26?language=printerRobert Boynton, who teaches magazine journalism at New York University, wrote this Washington Post.com article that discusses the plagiarism case at the University of Virginia and examines whether or not an honor code deters cheating.
Jane Eyre, To Go
http://dir.salon.com/it/career/1998/11/13career.htmlWhen Victoria Olsen went online in search of "term papers" that her students could find to fulfill an assignment in her Victorian Literature class at Stanford, her searches yielded nothing that was applicable to particular assignment she designed. However, she did find plenty of papers about Jane Eyre that discussed everything from nature to "Jane-as-feminist". Victoria discusses her online "adventure" and the changes that have taken place since the first term paper company (SchoolSucks.com) came on the scene in 1996.
Keeping Kids Honest in the Information Age: Dealing with Cyber-Plagiarism
http://www.rmcdenver.com/starcenter/plagiarism.htmLorraine Sherry, a Senior Research Associate at RMC Research Corporation (Denver, CO) put together this article as part of her work with the STAR Center (Support for Texas Academic Renewal). Sherry discusses some reasons why students use the Internet to "cut and paste" information to complete assignments. She also presents data about term paper providers and other sites that "encourage" plagiarism. Tips on how to teach about plagiarism, detectionstrategies and methods to help prevent plagiarism are also covered.
Magazine's Essay on Plagiarism Seems to Have Been Partly Plagiarized (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education to access)
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/05/2003052801t.htmMichael Heberling, president of Baker College's Center for Graduate Studies, ironically found some very familiar passages in an article titled, "Probing for Plagiarism in the Virtual Classroom" (
http://www.syllabus.com/article.asp?id=7627) that appeared on May 1. 2003 in Syllabus magazine. In the spring of 2002, Heberling published the article, "Maintaining Academic Integrity in Online Education" (
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/spring51/heberling51.html) in the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, and he found that several passages from his article appeared almost word-for-word without proper attribution in the Syllabus piece. Heberling's reaction and Syllabus' response are included in this May 28, 2003 article from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Many on Campus Disdain Historian's Practice
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/15/education/15AMBR.htmlThis article by Diana Jean Schemo was originally published in the January 15, 2002 issue of The New York Times and discusses the debates on many college campuses that followed the Stephen Ambrose plagiarism scandal. Some professors indicated that Ambrose's books would no longer have a place on theirsyllabi, while others stated they would continue to use his works.
Brian Martin
a.. Plagiarism: A Misplaced Emphasis
http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/94jie.htmlBrian Martin, an associate professor in Science, Technology & Society at the University of Wollongong (Australia) examines competitive and institutionalized plagiarism, and discusses whether or not too much emphasis is being placed on the wrong type of plagiarism. This article originally appeared in The Journal of Information Ethics, Vol. 3, No. 2, Fall 1994.
b.. Plagiarism by University Students; The Problem and Some Proposals
http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/92tert.htmlThis article by Brian Martin, originally published in Tertangala (University of Wollongong Students' Representative Council) July 20-August 3, 1992,takes a look at what types things are considered to be acts of plagiarism.He also discussed a number of things that can be done to reduce the numberof plagiarism cases.
Medical Journal Retracts Article After Learning of Forged Signatures (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education to access)
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/02/2003021202n.htmAn incident of forgery on an article published in the October edition of The New England Journal of Medicine has caused the publication to retract thearticle. Editors were unaware of the problem until the article was published and one of the individuals whose signature was forged came forward. It was later learned that other signatures had been forged, and this article from the February 12, 2003 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education discusses the reaction to this problem and what steps may be taken to prevent it in the future.
A copy of the full text retraction in the New England Journal of Medicine can be found at
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/reprint/NEJMe030015v1.pdf (AdobeAcrobat Reader is required to view the article, available free).
Mending Misconduct
http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20031105/05On Thursday, October 30, 2003, the Department of Health and Human Services'Office of Research Integrity (ORI) announced a disciplinary ruling againstIlya Koltover, a researcher in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University. According to claims made by ORI, Koltover plagiarized and falsified research proposal data. This article from theNovember 5, 2003 edition of The Scientist discusses Koltover's acts of misconduct, ORI's ruling, and Northwestern's response to the allegations against Koltover.
Naval Academy Investigates Plagiarism Allegation Against Historian (must besubscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education to access)
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/06/2003060202n.htmBrian VanDeMark, a history professor at the United States Naval Academy, published a book titled Pandora's Keeper: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb, and now there are allegations that sections of the book may have been plagiarized. An article that appeared in the May 31, 2003 edition of The New York Times (
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/31/books/31BOMB.html) indicates that VanDeMark's book contains "more than 30 uncredited passages that are identicalor nearly identical" to those found in other publications. VanDeMark's response and information about the academy's investigation are outlined in this June 2, 2003 article from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Update: Professor Brian VanDeMark was demoted and his salary in response toan investigation that revealed he plagiarized material included in his book, Pandora's Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb. The U.S. Naval Academy announced their decision on Tuesday, October 28, 2003, and details about this case are provided in this Chronicle of Higher Education article from theOctober 29, 2003 issue at
http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2003/10/2003102902n.htm. (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education to access)
The New Plagiarism: Seven Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in an Electronic Age
http://www.fno.org/may98/cov98may.html Jamie McKenzie, editor of the Webzine From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal, offers 7 "antidotes" designed to stop the increasing trend of what McKenzie calls the "new plagiarism" before it becomes an academic epidemic.
Newspaper Details Allegations of Academic Fraud and Payoff in Fresno State Basketball Program (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Educationto access)
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/02/2003021105n.htmA report published in the Sunday edition of the newspaper, the Fresno Bee, indicates that Russ Mintz, a statistician for the California State University at Fresno's basketball team, was paid to write papers for team basketball players. This February 11, 2003 Chronicle of Higher Education article outlines the allegations and discusses the investigation.
The article that appeared in the Fresno Bee, entitled "Bulldog Academic Fraud Alleged", can be found at
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/6144847p-7096298c.html.
Physicist in India Accused of Plagiarism (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education to access)
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v49/i09/09a04401.htm A Web site at
http://www.geocities.com/physics_plagiarism accuses Balwant Singh Rajput, the Vice Chancellor of Kumaun University (India) of plagiarizing research by foreign authors. Scientists charge that Rajput has co-written four papers whose contents have been taken directly from international journals. The Web site posts a side-by-side comparison of Rajput's paper withone written by Stanford physicist, Renata Kallosh for comparison of certain passages believed to be plagiarized. Rajput denies the allegations.
An update on this investigation can be found in a February 10, 2003 articlefrom The Chronicle of Higher Education, and can be accessed at
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/02/2003021006n.htm.
Plagiarism: A Lie of the Mind (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Education to access)
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v49/i34/34b01201.htmMaurice Isserman, professor of history at Hamilton College and faculty coordinator of the college's writing center, discusses a plagiarism case that hit much harder than allegations against Stephen Ambrose and Doris Kearns Goodwin. This article from the May 2, 2003 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education details the resignation of Hamilton College president, Eugene Tobin, and examines various aspects of plagiarism.
Plagiarism Case Bedevils Kansas School - March 19, 2002
http://www.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/03/19/plagiarism.dispute.ap/index.html Christine Pelton, a biology teacher at Pelton High School, gave zeros to a group of twenty-eight students who cheated on an assignment for her class. This CNN article discusses what happened after the school board overturned Pelton's decision.
A Plagiarism Detection Tool Creates Legal Quandary
http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i36/36a03701.htmAndrea Foster discusses in this May 17, 2002 Chronicle of Higher Education article whether some plagiarism detection services are violating students' legal rights. One service of particular concern is Turnitin (
http://www.turnitin.com). Part of the controversies surrounds the fact that Turnitin keeps papers submitted by professors in order to increase the size of their database. Many other detection services merely run papers through a computer program that checks for copied materials off the Internet.
Plagiarism in Dylan, or a Cultural Collage
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/12/arts/music/12DYLA.html?thQuestions have surfaced as to whether or not singer/songwriter Bob Dylan borrowed passages from Dr. Junichi Saga's book titled, "Confessions of a Yakuza" without proper attribution. Sentences from the book are similar to lines from songs on Dylan's 2001 album, "Love and Theft." Some say Dylan has always written songs that have been "information collages", while others believe that this is just another case of plagiarism. Issues surrounding these allegations, the Internet's role in the rapid dispersion of materials, and Dr. Saga's reaction are discussed in this article form the July 12, 2003 issue of The New York Times. Complete lyrics to Dylan's songs can are available at
www.bobdylan.com.
Plagiarism in Higher Education: Is There a Remedy?
http://www.the-scientist.com/yr2003/oct/opinion_031020.htmlRecent reports about plagiarism indicate that it is on the rise, and students are admitting to ethical violations such as cutting and pasting from theInternet and purchasing papers from term paper mills. Certain disciplines,like those in science and medicine report more incidents of plagiarism than those in the social sciences. This article from the October 20, 2003 issue of The Scientist examines the issue of academic integrity, and outlines steps that can be taken to reduce the incident of plagiarism in higher education.
Plagiarism in the News
http://www.bridgewater.edu/WritingCenter/Workshops/PlagiarismCases.htmThe Bridgewater College (VA) Online Writing Lab has designed this site to help foster discussions on the ethical use of sources by writers. Numerous articles on plagiarism issues, including the Doris Kearns Goodwin and Stephen Ambrose scandals, have been compiled and posted at this site by Lab staff.
Playing Dirty in the War on Plagiarism
http://chronicle.com/jobs/2002/08/2002081501c.htm Plagiarism is a growing problem on today's college campuses. Many think technology is at least partially to blame for this concerning trend. Of even bigger concern, however, is whether students even know that acts of plagiarism are wrong. Vincent Moore, an assistant professor at Tiffin University, discusses this issue in the context of his experiences in dealing or not dealing with plagiarism.
Probing for Plagiarism in the Virtual Classroom
http://www.syllabus.com/article.asp?id=7627Colleges moving into the realm of distance education are making it easier for students to learn any time, any place and anywhere. Are these new virtual classrooms also making it easier for students to cheat? Lindsey S. Hamlin, a graduate research associate and William T. Ryan, a DBA, both at FloridaAtlantic University discuss virtual cheating versus tradition misconduct affecting institutions of higher education. The authors also examine ways instructors can detect & deter cheating in their classrooms plus they providea list of selected anti-plagiarism sites. This article originally appearedin the May 1, 2003 issue of Syllabus.
Note: Go to
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/05/2003052801t.htm for an update about this article.
Professor Accused of Plagiarism Gets to Keep Her Job (must be subscribed toThe Chronicle of Higher Education to access)
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v48/i36/36a01401.htmMary A. Zey, an ag economics professor at Texas A & M, College Station, wascharged by university official with committing "flagrant and serious scientific misconduct". She denies the allegations, and the university has decided to give her a second chance and not fire her. Now, Zey wants her reputation restored, and lawsuits may be filed in future months.
Prominent Physicist Fired for Faking Data
http://www.drproctor.com/os/latimesschon.htmJan Hendrick Schon, a scientist with expertise in superconductivity and molecular scale electronics, was fired from Bell Labs for falsifying data overa 4 year period. A panel appointed by Bell Labs found Schon misrepresenteddata results 16 times. Some of the data had been published in journals such as Science and Nature. This September 26, 2002 article also briefly discusses the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory case involving Victor Ninov and his claims to have discovered the 118th element.
Rebecca Moore Howard--Articles
http://wrt-howard.syr.edu/articles.htmlRebecca Moore Howard, Associate Professor of Writing & Rhetoric and WritingProgram Director at Syracuse University, is one of the most well-known researchers in the area of composition and plagiarism. This site provides access to a number of Howard's articles on the topic of plagiarism.
Students Plagiarize Less than Many Think, a New Study Finds
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/02/2002020101t.htmA new study published in the May/June 2002 issue of the Journal of College Student Development finds that incidents of online plagiarism are as rampant as one would believe. Two professors at the Rochester Institute of Technology found that students believe that more plagiarism is occurring than they report actually doing. In fact, the professors found that reported cases of online plagiarism are comparable to studies done years ago on paper and book plagiarism.
Students Using the Net to Cheat
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/3265143.stmStudents using the Internet to plagiarize is not unique to the U.S. Universities in the U.K. are also finding that an increasing number of students are participating in this "cut and paste" culture, and some are finding that it is becoming very difficult to detect. This BBC News article from November 13, 2003 examines possible reasons why plagiarism is so popular with today's students, and discusses steps some institutions are taking in an attempt to prevent and deter future academic integrity violations.
Survey: Many Students Say Cheating's OK
http://www.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/04/05/highschool.cheating/index.htmlA survey done by Rutgers' Management Education Center found that "of 4,500 high school students, 75% of them engage in serious cheating". Many of these students do not consider these acts of plagiarism to be wrong. This CNN article takes a look at this student and things that are being done to reverse this situation.
Term Paper Mills, Anti-Plagiarism Tools, and Academic Integrity
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0153.pdf In light of the University of Virginia plagiarism scandal, cheating and academic integrity issues have coming into the forefront. Mark Groark, Diana Oblinger and Miranda Choa take a look at terms paper sites, academic integrity policies, tools to insure academic integrity, and they discuss what all these things mean for institutions.
Times Reporter Who Resigned Leaves Long Trail of Deception
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/11/national/11PAPE.html?thJayson Blair, a staff reporter for The New York Times, resigned after numerous instances of fabrication, plagiarism and journalism fraud were uncovered. Blair, a prolific writer who had been at the paper for four years, resigned on May 1, 2003 after errors were found in several of his articles and professional misconduct allegations were varified. Details of how Blair was able to commit this type of fraud plus what is being done with the on-goinginvestigation are presented in this article from the May 11, 2003 issue ofThe New York Times.
Other articles about the Jayson Blair/New York Times plagiarism controversycan be found in numerous resources including the following:
a.. Times Bomb
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_email.asp?/news/914096.asp b.. The Blair Effect: Journalism students worry about how the Times scandal could hurt their own careers
http://www.msnbc.com/news/914964.asp Thin Line Splits Cheating, Smarts
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,54963,00.htmlGoogle Answers, a questions & answer service provided by 500 freelance researchers often struggle with the fine line between appropriate and inappropriate uses of the Internet. This September 10, 2002 Wired article discusses the difficulties surrounding issues involving plagiarism and how even teachers and student often disagree on what constitutes cheating.
TNC: The New Curriculum
http://www.newcurriculum.com/index.phpJohn Raymond, an educational consultant from Connecticut, started TNC: The New Curriculum in the spring of 2001. The November 11, 2002 issue of this biweekly e-newsletter is devoted to the topic of Internet-based plagiarism, and addresses the following questions:
a.. With plagiarism on the rise in our schools and colleges, what is
to be done?
b.. Should we restrict research to papers sources?
c.. Should we outlaw the use of the Internet?
Annotated links to helpful plagiarism sites are also provided.
University of Virginia
a.. Technology Exposes Cheating at U-VA
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A638-2001May8¬Found=trueLou Bloomfield suspected students in his University of Virginia introductory physics classes were cheating on their papers so he developed a computer database to help him sniff out plagiarism. His discovery sparked the largest investigation on plagiarism and 122 students faced expulsion. This Washington Post.com article takes a look at this case, and discusses whether software designed to detect plagiarism has finally caught up with the plagiarists.
b.. University of Virginia Hit by Scandal Over Cheating
http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/innews/may01/cheating.htmlThis May 10, 2001 New York Times article about the 122 accused of cheating in a University of Virginia introductory physics class reignited interestin plagiarism cases.
University of Virginia: Recent Updates
a.. U. of Virginia Dismisses 45 Students and Revokes 3 Diplomas as Cheating Probe Concludes (must be subscribed to The Chronicle of Higher Educationto access)
http://chronicle.com/daily/2002/11/2002112702n.htmThe Chronicle of Higher Education's version of the recent University of Virginia plagiarism scandal.
b.. U. Va. Plagiarism Scandal Ends with 45 Dismissals
http://www.cnn.com/virtual/editions/europe/2000/roof/change.pop/frameset.exclude.htmlThis article from CNN provides an update on the University of Virginia plagiarism incident.
Up to 14% of Australian University Students May Be Plagiarizing from Web, Study Suggests
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/11/2002112001t.htmA study, commissioned by six Australian universities, determined that up to14% of Australian students copied material from the Web for their class assignments. CAVAL, Cooperative Action among Victorian Academic Libraries, used Turnitin.com to analyze 1,925 essays from different students, and this November 20, 2002 article from The Chronicle of Higher Education details thestudy and its findings.
The Web's Plagiarism Police
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/06/14/plagiarism/print.html Andy Dehnart researched this piece for Salon by running his 30-page senior thesis through a plagiarism testing service. After his paper had been analyzed, he discovered that he was a plagiarist. He took time to investigate the charges made by this service and discovered that an error had been made. Dehnart examines plagiarism detection tools, and points out that they are not going to solve all plagiarism issues.
What is Plagiarism?
http://hnn.us/articles/514.htmlThe History News Network staff has posted three different definitions of plagiarism provided by the American Historical Association, Modern Language Association and the American Psychological Association.
Where Cheaters Often Prosper
http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,54571,00.htmlEven in the aftermath of the dot.com bust, online term paper sites continueto prosper, and they show no signs of slowing down. This August 26, 2002 Wired article discusses the success of term paper sites and how many of the visitors to these sites are teachers. One interesting note is that some of the teachers visiting these term paper sites are submitting resumes to be freelance term paper writers.
With Cheating on the Rise, More Colleges are Turning to Honor Codes (free registration to the New York Times is required)
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/02/education/02HONO.htmlIn an attempt to deter cheating, some colleges have resorted to Web search engines and detection software devices to catch students who plagiarize class assignments. Other institutions, however, have gone one step farther andhave started looking at their university's honor code. This November 2, 2002 article from The New York Times takes a look at institutions like Duke, the University of Virginia and other who are implementing new honor codes to an attempt to improve academic integrity.
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Copyright & Intellectual Freedom
10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html Brad Templeton, founder of ClariNet Communications Corp and Chairman of theBoard of Electrical Frontier Foundation discusses myths surrounding copyright like, "If it doesn't have a copyright notice, it's not copyrighted." And "My posting was just fair use!"
A Bookworm's Battle: Eric Eldred, Inspired by the Internet, Takes a Copyright Case to the Supreme Court
http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i09/09a03501.htmWhat began in 1995 as a Web site designed to help his triplet daughters decipher "The Scarlet Letter" for their middle school class has now placed Eric Eldred at the forefront of a "high-profile" court case (Eldred v. Ashcroft). Eldred, scholars and library organizations question the constitutionality of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, which adds 20 years to copyright protection.
Additional details about Eldred v. Ashcroft can be found at
http://llr.lls.edu/.
Update: The U. S. Supreme Court's ruling that upholds a 1998 law is detailed in an article from the January 16, 2003 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education and is available at
http://chronicle.com/free/2003/01/2003011601t.htm.
Copyright & Fair Use
http://fairuse.stanford.edu This site, sponsored by the Council on Library Resources, FindLaw Internet Legal Resources and the Stanford University Libraries & Academic Information Resources, has copyright information links to primary materials, current legislation, resources on the Internet and an overview of copyright law.
Copyright as Cudgel
http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i47/47b00701.htmSiva Vaidhyanathan, an assistant professor of culture and communication at New York University discusses issues and controversies surrounding the Digital Millennium Act, how it has been a failure in terms of copyright and what should be done in the future in this August 2, 2002 Chronicle of Higher Education article.
Copyright Resources on the Internet
http://groton.k12.ct.us/mts/pt2a.htmThe Groton Public Schools (Mystic, CT) developed this site as part of their"Copyright Implementation Manual" (CIM). Resources presented at this site are not K-12 specific and are appropriate for anyone looking for copyright information.
The Copyright Web Site
http://www.benedict.com/The Copyright Web Site has been called the "leading Internet portal for copyright information", and it provides links to video, audio and digital resources as well as the basics of copyright law. Online copyright registrationis also available on this site.
The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Age
http://books.nap.edu/html/digital_dilemma/New technologies and the Internet are changing the ways people access information. The Digital Dilemma project developed out of a long interest in legal issues surrounding computer technology and intellectual property by the Computer Science & Telecommunications Board (CSTB). The committee charged with studying this issue and presenting this report was a diverse group madeup of experts from industry, academia and the library & information science community.
Electronic Publishing in Science-Seizing the Moment: Scientists' AuthorshipRights in a Digital Age
http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/projects/epub/index.shtmlElectronic Publishing in Science is a product of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) working in conjunction with a diverse group of experts in the area of electronic scientific publishing. This report discusses the challenges to scientific publishing due to new technologies.
Fair Use of Copyrighted Works
http://www.cetus.org/fairindex.htmlCalifornia State University, the State University of New York and the City University of New York banded together to form CETUS (Consortium for Educational Technology for University Systems). This online version of the Fair Use of Copyrighted Works was put together by the Working Group on Ownership,Legal Rights of Use and Fair Use.
FindLaw: Intellectual Property Law: Copyright
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/23intellectprop/01copyright/FindLaw claims to be the "highest-trafficked legal Web site" on the Internet today. Their section on Intellectual Property Law is a good starting point to locate resources dealing with copyright, trademarks, and intellectual property.
Google Web Directory: Copyrights
http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Law/Legal_Information/Intellectual_Property/Copyrights/?tc=1The copyright section of the Google Web directory has a plethora of links related to copyright and intellectual property.
Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/doc/ipnii The Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights prepared this report thatexamines and analyzes major areas of copyright and intellectual property issues.
Lawrence Lessig
a.. The Corruption of the Internet
http://www.techtv.com/bigthinkers/features/story/0,23008,3344681,00.html"The Corruption of the Internet" featuring Lawrence Lessig was aired on The Big Thinkers program on Monday, September 2, 2002. On the program Lessigdiscusses the future of the Internet and how its free and open nature is currently being threatened.
b.. Lawrence Lessig: Home Page
http://www.lessig.org/Information about Lawrence Lessig, links to his articles about copyright,and other resources can be found on his home page.
c.. Lawrence Lessig's Supreme Showdown
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.10/lessig_pr.htmlLawrence Lessig, a law professor at Stanford University is one of the chief theorists of cyberlaw. This October 2002 issue of Wired discusses Lessig's history with cyberlaw, plus the Bono extension law which will be heard by the Supreme Court in October 2002.
Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act)
College Media Group Cautions That 2 Copyright Laws Could Collide
http://chronicle.com/free/2003/03/2003031801t.htmThis article from the March 18, 2003 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education discusses the possible conflict between the TEACH Act and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Slow Start for Long-Awaited Easing of Copyright Restriction
http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i29/29a02901.htmIn November, 2002, President Bush sign the bill known as the TEACH Act into law. This law was designed to reduce the number of restrictions on the use of copyrighted materials in online classes. It appears that faculty havenot taken advantage of this change because many say that the TEACH Act is "too complex and too vague." Activities permitted by this new law and the restrictions that also apply are outlined in this article from the March 28,2003 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Links to guidelines published for the TEACH Act are also provided.
The TEACH Act: Finally Becomes Law
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/teachact.htmThe University of Texas has developed a site for those interested in the TEACH Act. It is primarily focused on issues that affect educators, but librarians may find that it does not cover many of the issues in the Act that affect libraries. This site provides a checklist to determine if you are ready to use the TEACH Act. Links to additional information on copyright and intellectual property issues are also provided.
Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act)
http://www.ala.org/washoff/teach.htmlThe TEACH Act, part of the larger Justice Reauthorization legislation (H.R. 2215) was signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 2, 2002. This much anticipated act "redefines the terms and conditions on which accredited, nonprofit educational institutions throughout the U.S. may use copyright protected materials in distance education-including on websites and by other digital means--without permission from the copyright owner and without payment of royalties", and offers major improvements over the previous version of Section 110(2). This site outlines the standards and requirements established by the TEACH Act.
University of Maryland, University College
a.. Center for Intellectual Property and Copyright in the Digital Environment (CIP)
http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/The CIP is a good starting point for information on copyright issues, andtheir mission is to "provide resources and information for the higher education community in the areas of intellectual property, copyright, and the emerging digital environment". Links to current issues & resources, Intellectual Property Research and other "hot" news items can be located at this site.
University of Texas System
a.. Copyright Crash Course
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htmThe University of Texas System has designed this site primarily for faculty use. Links to information about copyright basics, details, outside references and the tutorial are provided. The tutorial is available at
http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/copyright/.
b.. Copyright Issues: Multimedia and Internet Resources
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/mmfruse.htm Georgia Harper, Office of General Counsel for the University of Texas System, developed this site on copyright issues surrounding the use and creation of multimedia & Internet resources. Some of the topics covered by Harperinclude ownership, fair use and getting permission.
c.. Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/ccmcguid.htmThe guidelines posted on this site were developed during the CONFU: The Conference on Fair Use process. Preparation of materials under the guidelines, permitted use, limitations and when permission is required are some of the topics covered on this page.
U.S. Copyright Office
http://www.loc.gov/copyright The U.S. Copyright Office site was designed "to serve the copyright community of creators and users, as well as the general public". Links are available to the copyright law, application forms for copyright registration and other information resources dealing with copyright.
What Colleges and Universities Need to Know about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/cem9913.html Many aspects of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) contain information of interest to higher education administrators and faculty. Casey Linde, a policy analyst for EDUCAUSE and based in their Washington, D. C. office, focuses on two points of note in this 1999 article published in CAUSE/EFFECT. The first point deals with limitations on infringement liability for "service providers", and the other one relates to the prohibition on circumvention of technological protection measures (TPMs).
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
http://www.wipo.org/WIPO is an international whose mission is to protect and promote intellectual property. Currently, 179 states and over 90% of the world's countries belong to WIPO.
Yahoo! Intellectual Property Links
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/law/intellectual_propertyYahoo! has compiled a set of annotated links on intellectual property, and they are available at this site.
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For Instructors
About Plagiarism, Pixels and Platitudes
http://www.svsu.edu/~dboehm/pixels.htmDiane Christian Boehm, Director of Instructional Support Programs, University Writing Program at Saginaw Valley State University (Michigan) developed this site with Laura Taggett. Issues surrounding plagiarism and strategies to combat classroom cheating are discussed.
Academic Integrity at Princeton
http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/integrity/index.htmlPrinceton University has created this "booklet" that contains articles addressing topics like the challenge of original work, when to cite sources, examples of plagiarism and the question of collaboration.
Anti-Plagiarism Strategies
http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm Robert Harris, an educator with over 25 years of college and university teaching experience, has developed this site that discusses strategies to helpincrease plagiarism awareness, as well as strategies and prevention tips.
Beating e-Cheating: Strategies for Discouraging Internet Plagiarism
http://www.uwsa.edu/ttt/articles/plag.htmTammy Kempfert, Editor of Teaching with Technology Today, discusses findings surrounding the plagiarism. She presents the findings and thoughts on some experts in this area.
Bedford Workshops on Teaching Writing Online: Plagiarism
http://bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/workshops/plagiarism.htmNick Carbone, a new media consultant at Bedford/St. Martins, presented the workshop materials and outlines found at this site. These materials are available for "any composition instructor or program to use and adopt for in-house training, conference workshops, freely distributed newsletters and other professional outreach or teaching purposes".
Other sections of this site to consult for plagiarism information include:
a.. Talking about Plagiarism
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/workshops/talkingplagy.htm b.. Thinking about Plagiarism
http://bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/workshops/plagiarismhelp.htm c.. Thinking and Talking About Plagiarism
http://bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/techtiparchive/ttip102401.htm Catching Digital Cheaters
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/plagiarism.htmlThis Educational CyberPlayground site contains links to Website sources that are used for plagiarism, such as term paper mills, as well as Websites related to fighting plagiarism. Resources for students, higher education professors and K-12 teachers are also provided.
Center for Academic Integrity (CAI)
http://www.academicintegrity.org/The Center for Academic Integrity is affiliated with the Kenan Institute ofEthics (
http://kenan.ethics.duke.edu/links9.asp), and their mission is "toidentify and affirm the values of academic integrity and to promote their achievement in practice".
Cheating, Plagiarism (and Other Questionable Practices): The Internet and Other Electronic Resources
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/plag.htmPhyllis Holman Weisbard, a University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian, has presented her research on Internet plagiarism nationally. Hersite contains resources on topics such as term paper sites, plagiarism detectors and ways to detect plagiarism.
Coastal Carolina University-Teaching Effectiveness Seminar
a.. Cheating 101: Paper Mills and You
http://www.coastal.edu/library/papermil.htmMargaret Fain and Peggy Bates, librarians at Coastal Carolina University,have posted this abbreviate version of their presentation for the TeachingEffectiveness Seminar. Cheating 101 was designed to help faculty combat plagiarism in their classes. Tips on how to locate a paper mill and how to detect and track down papers are a few of the topics discussed.
b.. Detecting Plagiarized Papers
http://www.coastal.edu/library/plagiarz.htm Fain and Bates list 16 different suggestions for detecting plagiarized papers.
c.. Easy Steps to Combating Plagiarism
http://www.coastal.edu/library/easystep.htm This section of Fain and Bates' presentation for the Teaching Effectiveness Seminar addresses 7 different ways to reduce cheating.
Dealing with Plagiarism
http://library.queensu.ca/inforef/plagindex.htmStauffer Library Reference Services at Queens University (Kingston, Ontario) starts off their site by presenting an article entitled "The New Plagiarism: Rise of the 'Copy and Paste' Generation" by Cory Laverty. This site also has information and links to methods for detecting plagiarism and suggestions on how to structure assignments that discourage plagiarism.
Dealing with Plagiarism Issues: How to Detect It? How to Prevent It?
http://www.rmcdenver.com/useguide/lessons/plagiar.htmLorraine Sherry, a Senior Research Associate at RMC Research Corporation (Denver, CO) has compiled Web sites dealing with the issue of plagiarism and has divided the site into four different sections. The topic areas include 1) Defining the Problem; 2) Teaching-Oriented Sites; 3) Detecting Plagiarism; and 4) Suggestions for Preventing Plagiarism.
Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices
http://www.ilstu.edu/%7Eddhesse/wpa/positions/WPAplagiarism.pdfThis statement produced by the Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA) addresses issues surrounding the growing problem of plagiarism. WPA hasorganized this document into the following four categories:
1.. What is plagiarism?
2.. What are the causes of plagiarism and the failure to use and documentsources appropriately?
3.. What are our shared responsibilities?
4.. Best practices that will make plagiarism difficult and unnecessary.
Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism was adopted by the WPA in January 2003.
Detecting Cheating
http://muweb.millersv.edu/~jccomp/acadintegrity/detectingcheating.htmlIn the age of high-tech cheating methods, is it possible for teachers to detect when their students are cheating? Signs that may indicate students areengaging in misconduct, and tips for how to spot and stop cheating are outlined. Links to plagiarism sites and other academic integrity pages are also provided.
Deterring Plagiarism: Some Strategies
http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagiar.html Dr. Margaret Procter, coordinator of writing support at the University of Toronto, presents her suggestions at this site on how to reduce plagiarism in the classroom. She has divided her tips into three sections:
1.. Make Assignments an Integral Part of Learning in the Course
2.. Demonstrate Your Expectations
3.. Look at the Process as well as the Product
Downloadable Term Papers: What's a Prof to Do?
http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Ecenteach/resources/ideas/term-paper-download.htmlTom Rocklin who developed this site for the Center for Teaching at the University of Iowa, discusses issues surrounding plagiarism and the Internet. He examines term paper sites, how they threaten the education process and steps instructors can take to reduce the threat of plagiarism.
Downloading Detectives--Searching for On-Line Plagiarism
http://www2.coloradocollege.edu/Library/Course/downloading_detectives_paper.htm Robin Satterwhite, social science librarian and Marla Gerein, social sciences academic technology specialist at Colorado College are the authors of this site. They have analyzed plagiarism detection sites and provide a summary of their observations. One thing to note is that a few of the detection services are no longer in business.
Electronic Plagiarism Seminar
http://www.lemoyne.edu/library/plagiarism.htmGretchen Pearson, Public Services Librarian and Copyright Officer at Le Moyne College, has done numerous presentations on the topic of plagiarism. This site was developed one of her faculty seminars at Le Moyne in December 1999. Pearson last updated this site on September 9, 2002.
A Faculty Guide to Cyber-Plagiarism
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/plagiarism The University of Alberta Libraries has posted this comprehensive site designed to help instructors dealing with plagiarism in their classes. Information available at this site include resources on why students plagiarize, plagiarism terminology, preventing, detecting & reporting plagiarism, paper sites and handouts for students.
Google Web Directory: Plagiarism
http://directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Education/Educators/Plagiarism/?tc=1/Numerous links on plagiarism, detection and prevention are available at this directory with the help of pages from the Open Directory project.
How to Recognize Plagiarism: Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/This site was developed by the Instructional Systems Technology (IST) Department at Indiana University at Bloomington. All IST students are required to take this tutorial, but it may be beneficial to other students and faculty who are interested in addressing issues of plagiarism. An overview, cases, examples and even a test are covered.
Learning Connection: Plagiarism
http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/learningconnection/plagiarism/index.htmThe University of South Australia has compiled an annotated list of resources dealing with the issue of plagiarism. Resources for students and staff are available to help people understand what constitutes plagiarism and waysit can be avoided. The page is divided into two sections: 1) University ofSouth Australia specific resources; and 2) other educational materials on plagiarism.
Plagiarism: A Good Practice
http://online.northumbria.ac.uk/faculties/art/information_studies/Imri/JISCPAS/site/pubs_goodpracguide.aspThis 43 page report by Jude Carroll and Jon Appleton makes a case for academic institutions redesigning courses and determining the best ways to inform students about university regulations regarding plagiarism while also teaching the skills necessary for proper attribution in research papers. The authors believe instructors should inform students about the effects plagiarism may have on their careers later in life.
Plagiarism: Faculty Resources
http://plagiarism.dal.ca/faculty/index.htmlFran Nowakowski at the Dalhousie University Libraries (Halifax, Canada) hascreated this site that has links to resources on intellectual honesty, assignment design and plagiarism detection & prevention strategies. The site was last updated on April 25, 2003.
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