tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65532832009-08-13T09:25:27.873-04:00Keeping Current on Plagiarism, Cheating & Academic Integrity by Susan Herzog, Information Literacy Librarian, Eastern Connecticut State UniversitySusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03738722482889049021noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553283.post-67129311795701403772009-08-13T09:24:00.000-04:002009-08-13T09:25:27.894-04:00

Due to time constraints and the explosion of articles about plagiarism, this blog will no longer be updated.

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Student accused of plagiarizing film reviewsApr. 11, 2006Associated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo."Officials at the University of Missouri-Kansas City are investigating a former writer for the school's student-run newspaper after he was accused of plagiarism."

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Plagiarism persists in classroomsBy Kate YorkThe Marietta TimesWednesday, March 22, 2006 "As local educators use new techniques to spot plagiarism, a case at Ohio University shows that the Internet isn’t the only way today’s students are passing off the work of others as their own."

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Plagiarism: An erosion of ethics Written by Emma Schmautz/Montana Kaimin Tuesday, 07 March 2006 Editor’s Note: the name of the student referred to as “Allie” in this story was changed to protect her identity. "Allie was

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Plagiarism 'rife' at Oxford Alexandra SmithWednesday March 15, 2006 "Plagiarism could threaten the value of a degree from Oxford University as students increasingly copy large slabs of work from the internet and submit it as their own, the university has warned. The university has for the first time admitted plagiarism is plaguing the institution, prompting Oxford's

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BBC NEWS | UK | Education |Oxford dons alerted to plagiarism"Dons at Oxford University are being urged to be vigilant against plagiarism among students."

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Profs, TAs Struggle To Combat PlagiarismBy Sarah RizkStaff WriterThe Stanford Daily Online Edition"At campuses across the world, administrators are using anti-plagiarism software to combat the increase in plagiarism that accompanied the rise of the Internet, a trend that has carried over into Stanford." Discusses use of detection software: Measure of Software Similarity (MOSS), Safe Assignments

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Colleges Turn To Internet To Stop Online Cheating Plagiarism Is Easier; So Is Checking By Linda B. Blackford Lexington Herald-Leader Staff Writer Report on use of Safe Assignments at Eastern Kentucky University and Turnitin at Western Kentucky University.

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Partnering with Students to Avoid "Cut and Paste" Plagiarism (C&PP) From TLT (The Teaching, Learning, and Technology Group): "The purpose of this LTA is to suggest technology augmented strategies that both faculty and students can employ to both avoid and detect student generated C&PP. However, students are not the only potential beneficiaries of methods to avoid C&PP. Anyone, (including faculty)

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Plagiarism Introduction An outstanding site for students and faculty, this work is the result of a collaboration of the Writing Center, the English Department, the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, the Office of Student Affairs, the WSU Libraries, and the University Ethics Interest Group at Washington State University.

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Plagiarism Tutorial From North Carolina State University: "This tutorial is designed to help NC State University Students navigate the often confusing rules, regulations, and law regarding plagiarism in academic situations. Upon finishing this tutorial, you should have a basic, practical understanding of how plagiarism is defined, generally and at NC State University. A number of links are also

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Plagiarism-by-Paraphrase Risk Quiz "Are you in danger of committing plagiarism while paraphrasing a source? The most common form of college-level plagiarism is not produced by intentional theft of another's ideas. For predictable reasons, it happens when students try to paraphrase published scholarly sources. Student writers are still learning the vocabulary and methods of the discipline, so

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Plagiarism-Proofing Assignments - Doug Johnson Phi Delta Kappan, March 2004 Adapted from a chapter in the book Teaching Right from Wrong in the Digital Age (Linworth, 2003) Abstract: "Much effort is expended in education trying to 'catch' plagiarism in student work. Teachers and library media specialists are using various web services and techniques using search engines to determine if or how

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Plagiarism on Rise at UW The UW Daily By Dionne Desiano January 27, 2005 "In the last two years, reported cases of plagiarism at the UW have almost doubled, according to an administrative assistant to the vice president for student affairs. 'In 2002 there were 35 reported cases; last year there were 66,' said Amanda Myhre, the administrative assistant to the vice president for student affairs

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Check for Plagiarism Poynter Online, Dec. 20, 2004 By Sree Sreenivasan, Columbia Professor & Poynter Visiting Professor "Since the dot-com-bust death of FindSame.com a few years ago, I have been looking for a free tool that can help find examples of plagiarism. I recently came across one such tool. It's called Copyscape and works pretty well. Enter the URL of a page of content you wish to track

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ASU student says professor plagiarized: By William Hermann The Arizona Republic Dec. 15, 2004 "An Arizona State University graduate student has accused a prominent professor of using his work without giving him credit. Dwayne Kirk, 33, says that plant biology Professor Charles J. Arntzen, 63, 'lifted whole paragraphs of my work and represented it as his own.' Arntzen says that while he values

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OSU Investigating Plagiarism Allegations Against Professor KOTV - The News on 6 "STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) _ Oklahoma State University officials have launched an investigation into whether an award-winning geography professor plagiarized several publications. An article released Monday in The Chronicle of Higher Education, cites seven instances when George Carney allegedly lifted material without

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Edward Waters loses accreditation after plagiarism scandal Tallahassee Democrat 12/09/2004 "JACKSONVILLE - Edward Waters College has lost its accreditation two months after a plagiarism scandal at the historically black college, school officials said Tuesday. The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools voted to drop Edward Waters from membership."

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Four Academic Plagiarists You've Never Heard Of: How Many More Are Out There? The Chronicle of Higher Education 12/17/2004 By THOMAS BARTLETT and SCOTT SMALLWOOD RASH OF PLAGIARISM "Famous scholars get the ink in good times and bad. Stephen E. Ambrose's plagiarism would not have made the news were it not for the millions of books he sold. Few people would have cared about Doris Kearns

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Harvard Law Professor Caught Plagiarizing from Fellow Professor Library Journal 9/13/2004 "Harvard Law School Professor Charles Ogletree is taking responsibility for lifting almost verbatim six paragraphs from the work of another author, which he used in his recent volume All Deliberate Speed: Reflections on the First Half-Century of Brown v. Board of Education (Norton). The Boston Globe

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Harvard law prof admits swiping phrase from book BostonHerald.com By Kevin Rothstein Tuesday, September 28, 2004 "Harvard's renowned constitutional law scholar Laurence H. Tribe has acknowledged cribbing a phrase from another book, becoming the third Harvard law professor in a year to stand accused of the academic crime."

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Pressured to pass Cheating and plagiarism are serious concerns for university students, faculty and administrators By Kelly Parker The Orion Online September 29, 2004 "When Brandon Gilligan was a first-year student, he missed a day of speech class and a quiz. A friend offered to fill out the quiz for him, and when she turned it in, the teacher noticed her turning in two copies. Both students

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At Harvard, lapses by scholars put focus on plagiarism policy New York Times By Sara Rimer November 25, 2004 "CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- When it comes to its students, Harvard University policy shows little tolerance for plagiarism. Undergraduates found guilty of 'misusing sources' will 'likely' be required to withdraw from the college for at least two semesters. They will lose all coursework they

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Hey, kids! Somebody always notices TheStar.com DON SELLAR Oct. 16, 2004 "The teacher did the right thing. She reported the plagiarism incident to the ombud's office. Then, two things happened."

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How to cheat and get away with it By Peter Martell Scotsman.com October 17, 2004 "Research released earlier this year by consultancy firm FreshMinds, for the national Plagiarism Advisory Service, found that 25% of recent graduates admitted they had plagiarised work at least once while at university. Of those, 16% said they had plagiarised more than once."

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