Plagiarism and the Web Presents a concise list of methods for combating plagiarism in the classroom. From Bruce Leland of Western Illinois University.
Center for Academic Integrity Provides a forum to identify, affirm, and promote the values of academic integrity among students. It is affiliated with the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.
Electronic Plagiarism Seminar Tips for preventing and identifying plagiarism, including scientific fraud. Lists of plagiarism detection software sites and term paper mills. Bibliography and webography.
Plagiarism and How to Avoid It Techniques, listing references, self-tests and worksheets from David Gardner of the University of Hong Kong.
Avoiding Plagiarism Examples and practice exercises from Rio Salado College.
The Plagiarism Resource Center Free software that allows teachers to compare papers and determine if one is plagiarized, plus links to other resources.
A Few Words Pbout Plagiarism Real examples of Internet copyright violations. How to avoid plagiarism and cite Web-based material appropriately.
Cheating Information that may be useful to readers interested in deterring "technology enhanced academic dishonesty".
Web Miner: Plagiarism Clearinghouse for articles, resources, and information about plagiarism.
Catching Computer Science Cheaters (Wired News) Academic plagiarism has long been a problem in computer science faculties, but instructors and other university staff are increasingly turning to a series of free, Web-based tools to ferret out plagiarized code and catch cheaters.
John Templeton Foundation: College and Character An initiative to encourage colleges and universities to do as much as they can to reinforce the positive values instilled by parents, such as honesty, compassion, self-discipline, and respect.
Internet Essay Exposer Use this resource to confirm if an essay was created by the student who submitted it, or copied in part or in full from the web.
Wired News: Noted War Blogger Cops to Copying Sean-Paul Kelley, owner of the blog he named The Agonist, got caught fraudulently writing about the invasion of Iraq by plagiarizing a paid news service called Stratfor.
Wired News: Plagiarist Booted; Others Wait One student has been expelled, and more than 100 cases of plagiarism remain to be resolved at the University of Virginia after a physics professor used a computer program to catch students who turned in duplicate papers, or portions of papers that appeared to have been copied.
Wired News: Catching Digital Cheaters Term paper websites are proliferating and making a lot of money. Digital tools and services have been created to catch the cheaters who use the purchased papers or who cut and paste from various internet sites.
Plagiarism What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It. From Indiana University Writing Resources page.
History News Network: What Is Plagiarism? Definitions of plagiarism from the American Historical Association, Modern Language Association, and the American Psychological Association.
Kimbel Library - Cheating 101: Internet Paper Mills A list of Internet term paper and essay sites was compiled as part of a Teaching Effectiveness Seminar on cheating, plagiarism and Internet paper mills.
SparkNotes: The Plagiarism Plague Study guide company explains its stance on plagiarism, explains what it is and how to entirely avoid it.
In Praise of Plagiarism Russ Hunt writes, "The challenge of easier and more convenient plagiarism is to be welcomed. This rising tide threatens to change things for... the better."
The Impact of Technology on Plagiarism Prevention and Detection White paper by James Douglas Beasley subtitled, "Research Process Automation, a New Approach for Prevention." Argues that technology can prevent accidental plagiarism and reduce the temptation and ability to do it on purpose.
Technorati: Plagiarism Links to various weblog entries dealing with the topic of plagiarism (as self-described by their authors).
Plagiarism Today (PT) A site targeted at webmasters and copyright holders regarding the issue of plagiarism online.
BBC NEWS Magazine - Cut and paste Bloggers are naming names, creating an award for news organizations who plagiarize weblogs without attribution.
Plagiarized.com Works to help instructors and parents better understand how the internet can facilitate plagiarism. Presents strategies to prevent plagiarism, explains some of the underlying causes, and provides advice on dealing with confirmed cases of plagiarism. Links to news stories on the topic are provided.
CNN.com - Boston University takes on term paper firms Boston University is suing eight companies that sell term papers over the Internet. The school wants the federal courts to enforce a Massachusetts law banning the sale of term papers.
“Uni Cheats Racket”: A Case Study in Plagiarism Investigation Article by Justin Zobel investigates an Australian case in 2001 in which around thirty students appear to have obtained material from a private tutor. Some details were reported in the press during 2003 when a student and the tutor were sentenced in court.
Plagiarism: A Misplaced Emphasis An article by Brian Martin published in Journal of Information Ethics, 1994. Argues that "concern about plagiarism has been diverted from the most serious and pervasive problems and channelled into excessive concern about less serious problems."
NPR : All Things Considered: Plagiarism Realaudio-format radio report. NPR talks with Thomas Mallon, author of Stolen Words: Forays into the Origins and Ravages of Plagiarism, about the discovery of plagiarism by well-known authors such as Steven Ambrose, and research techniques which should help avoid the problem (Segment is 4 minutes and 30 seconds in duration).
NPR : All Things Considered: Internet & College Cheating A Realaudio-format radio report about the temptation to cheat via the internet on college coursework and how professors are fighting this trend. (segment is 9 minutes 30 seconds in duration).
Georgetown University: What is Plagiarism? Answers common questions that college students may have on the subject and confronts some of their excuses for not giving proper credit to their sources.
