Plagiarism Resources


Avoiding Plagiarism Created by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL), this is one of the best Internet resources on plagiarism. It includes a chart on determining when a source should be documented, offers help in deciding whether something is common knowledge, and even has practice exercises.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html

Can Cheating and Plagiarism be Prevented? The Institute for Teaching, Learning and Academic Leadership offers extensive resources divided into 3 categories: "1) how to educate students on what constitutes academic dishonesty; 2) how to design assignments and evaluation situations that discourage or inhibit dishonesty; and 3) what to do once you detect that dishonesty has occurred." http://www.albany.edu/teachingandlearning/tlr/teaching_resources/prevention.shtml  

Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism This is the statement of the Council of Writing Program Administrators.
http://www.wpacouncil.org/node/9

Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing This is a three-part, standards-based lesson that includes all materials and links to resources.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1062

Fairfield University Honor Code This is a sample of what is expected at the college level.
http://www.fairfield.edu/library/lib_honorcode.html

Plagiarism Court: You Be The Judge
This is a Plagiarism Avoidance Tutorial created by Ramona Islam for Fairfield University.
http://www.fairfield.edu/library/lib_plagiarismcourt.html


On Plagiarism Part of the Safety 'Net of 2Learn.ca, this site offers information on plagiarism and strategies for its exploration in the classroom.
http://www.netknowhow.ca/NKHPLoverview.html

Plagiarism: A Guide for ECSU Students and Faculty  In addition to providing a clear definition of plagiarism, this Eastern CT State University site includes various resources that are useful for students and teachers.
http://www.easternct.edu/smithlibrary/library1/plagiarism/plagiarism.htm

Plagiarism: A Guide for Rutgers Students  This Rutgers University Libraries site includes a video and a quiz.
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/robeson_lib/flash_presents/text_plag.html  

Plagiarism in the Digital Age This site is affiliated with Turnitin.com, the subscription service that allows students and teachers to determine the extent to which text has been plagiarized from Internet sources. Plagiarism.org  provides additional free services and materials, such as articles, FAQs, and so on.  
http://www.plagiarism.org/

Plagiarism:
What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
Produced by Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, this site includes a clear definition of plagiarism, strategies for avoiding it, examples of acceptable and unacceptable paraphrasing, and a list of relevant terms.
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml 

Thinking and Talking About Plagiarism This is an excellent article that is designed to help teachers approach the problem of plagiarism in a knowledgeable and productive way.
http://bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/techtiparchive/ttip102401.htm

What is Plagiarism? Georgetown University provides this helpful resource on the topic, including a section on collaboration.
http://gervaseprograms.georgetown.edu/honor/system/53377.html

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