The Librarian's Internet-The e-Plagiarism Plague
Gail Junion-Metz -- School Library Journal, 9/1/2000
Students plagiarize materials by copying or paraphrasing information from a source and not including a citation. Intentional or not, the act of plagiarism is easier to commit these days because of the Web, which readily disseminates information to anyone willing to look for it. What can you do? First, learn what plagiarism is. (The sites listed below will define it.) Next, visit some of the Web's "paper mills": any Web site where papers are readily available for purchase or dissemination. Learn to spot plagiarized text. Then learn about the tools that can help catch cheaters. Finally, spread the word to teachers, parents, and students. Web Plagiarism Issues-Google Index directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Education/Subjects/ This site contains many links to information about both detecting and preventing plagiarism, as well as general definitions. Detour: For a list of fee-based anti-plagiarism software, click on the "Detecting Plagiarism" link. Plagiarism Q&A You'll find answers to common teacher and student questions about plagiarism at this site. Source: Michael Spears, Grosse Point North High School (MI). Don't Miss: "Links for Teachers" for articles and advice from teachers and librarians. The New Plagiarism: Seven Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in an Electronic Age This article provides teachers with methods to discourage plagiarism. Among them: "Discourage 'Trivial Pursuits,'" that is, encourage students to solve problems, instead of sending them on "information scavenger hunts." Source: Jamie McKenzie, From Now On, vol. 7 no. 8, May 1998. Cheating 101: Paper Mills and You This well-designed library-based tutorial for students and teachers is a primer on paper mills. Source: Margaret Fain and Peggy Bates, Kimbel Library, Coastal Carolina University (SC). Don't Miss: "Easy Steps to Combatting Plagiarism," a pragmatic list of positive suggestions. How Original.Com You can check up to 1K of potentially plagiarized text for free on this site. Source: IntegriGuard Inc. Tip: Another way to detect plagiarized text is to locate a phrase containing unique words, then search for it using a search engine like Google. You'll be surprised how well this works. Plagiarism Web sites Listed below are some of the most notorious paper mills. (Plagiarism is illegal, but these sites skirt the issue simply by noting that their papers are to be used for research and reference purposes only.) Take a look at them and familiarize yourself with their content. It'll help make spotting imposters easier. Cheathouse.com www.cheathouse.com/uk/index.html PaperStock www.paperstock.com The Paper Store www.allpapers.com/intro.htm School Sucks
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