Defining & Avoiding Plagiarism:  The WPA Statement on Best Practices   (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
http://www.wpacouncil.org/node/9

Guide to Plagiarism and Cyber-Plagiarism
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/plagiarism/index.cfm

Plagiarism: Strategies for Addressing and Preventing Plagiarism in the Digital Age.
(Karen Michaelsen, SCCC Librarian)
http://www.seattlecentral.org/faculty/kmicha/plagiarism/

Plagiarism:  What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It  (John Peterson, Indiana University)
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml

Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers  (Robert Harris, Virtual Salt)
http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm
This author has written an excellent resource, The Plagiarism Handbook , which is available in Ely Library.

Cheating 101: Internet Paper Mills and You  (Coastal Carolina University)
http://www.coastal.edu/library/presentations/papermil.html
(Use Netscape 6.x or Internet Explorer)

Easy Steps to Combatting Plagiarism
http://www.coastal.edu/library/presentations/easystep.html
(Use Netscape 6.x or Internet Explorer)

Thinking About Plagiarism  (Nick Carbone)
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/workshops/plagiarismhelp.htm

Plagiarism Stoppers: A Teacher's Guide   (Jane Sharka)
http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/where/plagiarism_stoppers.html

Plagiarism.org
http://www.plagiarism.org/

Boehm, Diane Christian and Taggett, Laura. About Plagiarism, Pixels and Platitudes . 1998. Saginaw Valley State University, MI. 19 April 2002 <http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/3.1/binder2.html?coverweb/boehm/pixels.htm>.

Vernon, Robert F., Bigna, Shirley, Smith, Marshall L. " Plagiarism and the Web ." Winter 2001. Journal of Social Work Education,  37, 193-. Expanded Academic ASAP. Gale Group.  Westfield State Coll. Lib., Westfield. (WSC Login Required)

McKenzie, Jamie. "The New Plagiarism: Seven Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in an Electronic Age" . May 1998. From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal, 7 (8). <http://www.fno.org/may98/cov98may.html>.

Standler, Ronald B. Plagiarism in Colleges in USA . 2000. Ronald B. Standler.
25 May 2004 <http://www.rbs2.com/plag.htm>.
This paper covers legal cases both in and out of Massachusetts relating to plagiarism at the college level.  Standler is an attorney.

• Open Internet Searches Using Search Engines:

Busting the New Breed of Plagiarist   (Michael Bugeja)
http://www.awpwriter.org/magazine/writers/mbugeja01.htm
"A good overview of how to use search engines and databases to look for those phrases that seem out of place in your students' prose."

   Google.com
   Yahoo.com
   Lycos.com
   Ask.com
   Altavista.com
   Etc.
See also Subject Specific Web Links at <http://lib.westfield.ma.edu/wwwres.htm>

• Literary Criticism Sites
  Spark Notes
  http://www.sparknotes.com/
  These are "study guides" covering all subject areas.  We notice many printouts which are generated from this site.

  Pink Monkey
  http://www.pinkmonkey.com/index2.asp
  This mega site includes links to literature summaries, booknotes and study guides.

  Online Literary Criticism   (Internet Public Library)
  http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/

  Free Booknotes.com
  http://www.freebooknotes.com/
  "Free book summaries and study guides for over 250 books, [with] indexed book notes from all the major study guide sites."
   

• Paper Mills
  Internet Paper Mills
  http://www.coastal.edu/library/presentations/papermil.html
  (Use Netscape 6.x or higher, or Internet Explorer)
  This list is rather extensive and includes most of those listed below.

  Internet Subject Specific Paper Mills
  http://www.coastal.edu/library/presentations/mills5.html
  (Use Netscape 6.x or higher, or Internet Explorer)

  Bookrags.com
  http://www.bookrags.com/
  This site offers study guides, an essay database, an editing service for submitted essays, and credit towards any essay for each one you turn in (guess who makes the most money off your essays?).  There are also full text books which are all available elsewhere because their copyrights have expired.  Remember, they still have to be cited correctly.

  GradeSaver Literature Essays
  http://www.gradesaver.com/literatureessays/

  Anti Study.com
  http://www.antistudy.com/
  Antistudy.com's sample list of essays on To Kill a Mockingbird.

  Example Essays
  http://www.exampleessays.com
  Although this includes an "acceptible use policy," the papers here are solicited from college students.  Quality varies considerably, but for $19.95, one can download as many papers as one wishes....and can even have "custom" papers written. This site's answer to the question: "Can I turn in a paper in as my own?" is "Absolutely not, turning in someone else's work as your own is unethical and against the law."

  RealPapers.com
  http://www.realpapers.com/
  The Paper Store has a "Custom Work" link where the following is offered: "CAN'T FIND A PAPER ON THIS SITE!?!? NO PROBLEM!!! WE'LL WRITE A NEW ONE!!!" (for only $29.95). They also have the following small print disclaimer at the bottom of the page: "Our work is designed only to assist students in the preparation of their own work.  Students who use our service are responsible for writing their own papers and citing The Paper Store as a source when doing so."

  A1 Term Paper
  http://www.a1-termpaper.com/
  Papers range from $26.85 to over $200.00.  The index is available for browsing.  The same disclaimers apply!

  Free Essay Network -- Features a Database of Term Papers and Essays
  http://www.freeessay.com/
  This site is listed along with many others under "Home > Business and Economy > Shopping and Services > Writing and Editing > Academic Services > Research and Term Papers" in Yahoo.

  Research Assistance
  http://www.research-assistance.com/

Note, Plagiserv was bought by MyDropBox.com and no longer exists as a free service.

MyDropBox.com    (Caution:  view with minimum of Netscape 6.0 or IE 5)
http://www.MyDropBox.com/
This tool compares papers in its own file, monitors Paper Mill sites, and searches 1.3 billion Internet pages when "checking originality of the paper."

Glatt Plagiarism Services
http://www.plagiarism.com/

Turnitin.com
http://www.turnitin.com/

 

Purdy, James P.  "Calling Off the Hounds:  Technology and the Visibility of Plagiarism."  Pedagogy, 2005, Vol. 5, Issue 2 275-296 https://scroll.lib.westfield.ma.edu/login?url=http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/pedagogy/v005/5.2purdy.html (WSC Login Required).

Royce, John. ?Has Turnitin.com Got It All Wrapped Up??  Teacher Librarian, Apr2003, Vol. 30, Issue 4 https://scroll.lib.westfield.ma.edu/login?url=http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=9460777

(WSC Login Required).

Student Information

Avoiding Plagiarism   (Purdue Writing Lab)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/research/r_plagiar.html

The Puzzling Paraphrase   (©1995 Mary Backes, St. Cloud State Univ.)
http://web.stcloudstate.edu/scogdill/339/paraphra.html

How to Recognize Plagiarism  (Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University)
http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/

Handouts for Students   (University of Alberta)
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/plagiarism/handouts.html

Avoiding Plagiarism   (University of British Columbia)
http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/plagiarism/for-students.doc

Using Sources   (Sharon Williams, Hamilton College)
https://my.hamilton.edu/academics/resource/wc/Using_Sources.PDF

Fairfield University Plagiarism Court   (created by Ramona Islam)
http://www.fairfield.edu/library/lib_plagiarismcourt.html
"Check your browser. If you are using Internet Explorer 5 for Mac, Amaya 5.3, or Netscape 4.75 for PC, either use a different browser or choose the HTML version of the tutorial...".

Academic Integrity@Puget Sound  (University of Puget Sound, OR)
http://alacarte.pugetsound.edu/subject-guide/6-Academic-Integrity-Puget-Sound
This site features a set of 4 exercises for students' practice, as well as explanatory sections on recognizing and avoiding plagiarism.

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