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Best Bets for Researching Plagiarism

Greenlee Director Michael Bugeja has published several essays and articles, included in links below, that explain the consequences of plagiarism, along with how to detect it.

Greenlee Librarian Dru Frykberg delivered "Exploring ways to deter/detect plagiarism" at the Center for Academic Integrity Conference Oct. 9, 2004 in Manhattan, Kan. She has also helped develop the plagiarism resources at Iowa State University's e-Library. Visitors can find campus statistics on plagiarism and learn more about ISU academic dishonesty policies and penalties. Visitors will also find ways to deter and detect plagiarism.

Bethel College's Teaching and Learning with Technology—Presents "Plagiarism: The Student and the Professor in a Modern Technology World."

Character Clearinghouse—Presents "Using Online Techniques to Thwart Plagiarism" by Greenlee Director Michael Bugeja.

City University of Hong Kong—Features "Plagiarism and Cheating: Prevention and Detection," which appears on its Web Tools Newsletter.

"Downloading Detectives: Searching for On-Line Plagiarism"—Access this article by two Colorado College scholars.

Drexel University—Link to the W.W. Hagerty Library's resource guide on plagiarism.

Eastern Connecticut University—Link to J. Eugene Smith Library's "Web Resources for Understanding Plagiarism," which includes anti-plagiarism sites.

Florida International University Libraries—Presents "Plagiarism: Prevention and Detection."

Franklin and Marshall College Library—Find "Plagiarism: A Resource for Faculty," offering information on why students plagiarize and strategies for preventing it.

Goshen College—Access a page devoted to summarizing the major issues of plagiarism, including preventing, detecting and tracking.

"Issues in Media Ethics"—An ERIC digest that explores the issues of journalism ethics and values especially in light of new technologies.

Linfield College Libraries—Presents "Plagiarism: State of the Art, Detection and Prevention."

Montana State University—Access the May 2002 article "On the Web: Looking through the Glass."

Montgomery College—Profiles "Cool Plagiarism Websites."

Ohio University: Plagiarism Guidelines for Professors—Written by Greenlee Director Michael Bugeja.

Perspectives Online: The Newsmagazine of the American Historical Association—Features Web sites about plagiarism from its May 2001 issue.

Plagiarism—A comprehensive site by librarian Sharon Stoerger.

"Plagiarism in U.S. Higher Education: Estimating Internet Plagiarism Rates and Testing a Means of Deterrence"—Access this November 2002 article written by two University of California-Berkeley professors.

"The Plagiarism Problem: Are Students Entirely to Blame?"—An article by Jeremy B. Williams, a scholar from the Queensland University of Technology in Australia.

Portland Community College—Answers "What is Plagiarism?"

"Rampant Referencing: Is There No Control?"—An article promoting proper citation techniques by a Central Queensland University scholar.

Texas A & M University-Commerce—Included in its "Resources for Faculty" are essays on plagiarism and a list of plagiarism detection sites.

Threads on Plagiarism Detection and Exam Cheating—Provided by Bob Jensen at Trinity University.

Towson University—Presents "Keeping a Lid on Plagiarism: Resources," which presents links to articles on academic integrity, teaching resources and more.

University of Colorado-Boulder Libraries—Presents articles on intellectual property.

University of Memphis: Department of History—Features information on copyright, plagiarism, citing electronic information and more.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Honor System—Offers advice from students on how to deter plagiarism.

Wittenberg University—Presents Thomas Library's "Battling Plagiarism in the Internet Age."

Last updated: Oct. 18, 2005
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