Plagiarism
For Students
- University of Maryland University College's online video on plagiarism
- What is Plagiarism?- a short quiz to help you decide if you are plagiarizing.
- Citing Sources - quick and short examples of how to correctly and incorrectly cite sources to avoid plagiarism.
- Plagiarism - well-reviewed site from the University of Illinois. Its hundreds of links are divided into sections - articles, case studies, detection tools, term paper sites, etc.
- Cheating 101: Kimbel Library, Coastal Carolina University) Paper Mills and You, a Teaching Effectiveness Seminar thoroughly covers the topic and includes sites that sell papers.
- Cyber-Plagiarism: Detection and Prevention (Penn State) includes sites that sell papers.
- Plagiarism Tidewater Community College) handout for students on how to avoid plagiarism.
- Avoiding Plagiarism: Hamilton College - Sharon Williams, Director of the Writing Center at Hamilton College (Clinton, NY), believes that some students have no idea that what they are doing constitutes plagiarism. She has designed this site to provide general advice on how to avoid plagiarism as well as outlining examples of note taking methods that will show students proper ways to cite and paraphrase sources.
- How to Recognize Plagiarism: Indiana University - 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.
- Paraphrasing: Paraphrasing Textual Material - Paraphrasing is a section of the composition support site for nonnative English at the University of Arizona. Paula Gunder and Randall Sadler recognize that the ability to paraphrase materials is an important skill that some writers have not learned. This guide provides a step-by-step method to help teach the correct way to paraphrase sources.
- Plagiarism: What It is and How to Avoid It - This tutorial was created by the Montgomery College Library (Maryland), and it is designed to help students avoid plagiarism in their writing courses. It is recommended that the slides be completed sequentially, but individual topic areas dealing with issues such as citation styles and paraphrasing can also be accessed.
- Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It - Writing Tutorial Services at Indiana University-Bloomington has put together this often cited document that discusses what constitutes plagiarism. Strategies students can take to avoid academic dishonesty are also provided.
For Faculty
Selected Anti-Plagiarism Sites
- EVE (Essay Verification Engine) - A downloadable application that performs complex searches against text, Microsoft Corp. Word files, and Corel Corp. WordPerfect files.
- Plagiarism Resource Site- The goal of this web site is to help reduce the impact of plagiarism on education and educational institutions. At present, it distributes free software to detect plagiarism and provides links to other resources. This site’s sole author is Lou Bloomfield, Professor of Physics, University of Virginia.
Anti-Plagiarism Resources
- Plagiarism - by Sharon Stoerger, a librarian. Only a librarian would make a site with 43 pages of plagiarism resources. The complete book on plagiarism.
- The Center for Academic Integrity
- An association of more than 225 institutions that provides a forum for identifying and promoting the values of academic integrity.
- What is Plagiarism?
- Guidelines from the Georgetown University Honor Council.
- Plagiarism.org - Self-described “online resource for educators concerned with the growing problem of Internet plagiarism.”
- Turnitin - Plagiarism checking tool
- Plagiarized.com - "The Instructors Guide to Internet Plagiarism.”
4/29/08
