Resources for Detecting Online Plagiarism

Academic Integrity at Washington State University
About Plagiarism and Copyright
Techniques for Detecting Plagiarism
Using Search Engines to Detect Plagiarism
Fee-based Plagiarism Detection Services
Online Plagiarism Detection Workshops
Techniques for Preventing Plagiarism
How to Avoid Plagiarism: Resources for Students
WSU Libraries' Style Guide Tip Sheets

Academic Integrity at Washington State University

Academic Integrity at WSU
    http://www.studentaffairs.wsu.edu/students/integrity/default.asp?i=1&menu=11&subMenu=1

Academic Integrity Standards and Procedures
    http://www.studentaffairs.wsu.edu/hb_standards.asp#ac160

WSU Copyright Office
    http://publishing.wsu.edu/copyright/

Guidelines for Educational Use of Copyrighted Material
    http://publishing.wsu.edu/copyright/CopyrightGuide/copyrightguide.html
 

About Plagiarism and Copyright


The Copyright Management Center (From Professor Kenneth D. Crews, Indiana University)
    http://www.iupui.edu/~copyinfo/home.html

Plagiarism and the Web (from Bruce Leland, Western Illinois University)
    http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfbhl/wiu/plagiarism.htm

Plagiarism in Colleges in USA (from Dr. Ronald B. Standler)
    http://www.rbs2.com/plag.htm
    Note: "This essay discusses plagiarism from a legal perspective." Also includes links to plagiarism resources.

The 10 Big Myths of Copyright Explained (Brad Templeton)
    http://www.templetons.com/brad//copymyths.html

Copyright and Fair Use (from Stanford University Libraries)
    http://fairuse.stanford.edu/

Copyright and Fair Use (From the American Library Association's Association for Library Collections and
Technical Services)
    http://www.ala.org/alcts/organization/div/nrmc/copy.html
 

Techniques for Detecting Plagiarism

Detecting Plagiarized Papers (from Coastal Carolina University's Kimbel Library)
    http://www.coastal.edu/library/plagiarz.htm

A Faculty Guide to Cyber-Plagiarism (from the University of Alberta Libraries)
    http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/plagiarism/
 

Using Search Engines to Detect Plagiarism

You can use Web search engines such as Google, HotBot and AltaVista to see if exerpts from a suspicious paper can be found on the web by using a search statement enclosed in quotation marks. Be sure to use a distinctive string of words to increase the specificity of your results. You can find more strategies for this at the Detecting Plagiarism on Web Pages page from the University of Washington's TRIO project (the same strategies for detecting plagiarism on webpages can be used for detecting plagiarism on term papers, etc.).

   http://www.google.com/
   http://www.hotbot.com/
   http://www.altavista.com/
 

Fee-based Plagiarism Detection Services

Note:  Many of these resources require students to submit their work or portions of their work to the service for evaluation.

Turnitin.com
    http://www.turnitin.com/
    Note:  More information on this service and plagiarism in general can be found at  http://www.plagiarism.org/

Glatt Plagiarism Services
    http://www.plagiarism.com/
    Note:  Includes a free plagiarism self-detection online service.

WordCheck
    http://www.wordchecksystems.com/

Essay Verification Engine
    http://www.canexus.com/eve/index.shtml
 

Online Plagiarism Detection Workshops

Cheating 101: Paper Mills and You (from Coastal Carolina University's Kimbel Library)
    http://www.coastal.edu/library/papermil.htm

Electronic Plagiarism Seminar (from Gretchen Pearson, Noreen Reale Falcone Library, Le Moyne College)
    http://www.lemoyne.edu/library/plagiarism.htm

Academic Integrity.Com: Preventing Cyber-Plagiarism (from Ken Winter, Virginia Military Institute)
    http://www.vmi.edu/library/kw/workshop5.htm

Online Paper Mills and Plagiarism: Has the Web Changed Cheating? (from the Shasta College Library)
    http://library.shastacollege.edu/papermills.htm
 

Techniques for Preventing Plagiarism

Preventing Plagiarism (from Fran Nowakowski, Dalhousie University Libraries)
    http://www.library.dal.ca/how/prevent.htm

Preventing Plagiarism (University of Alberta Libraries)
    http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/plagiarism/preventing.html
 

How to Avoid Plagiarism: Resources for Students

Plagiarism: What it is and How to Avoid It (from Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN)
    http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html

Avoiding Plagiarism (from The Writing Place, Northwestern University)
    http://www.writing.nwu.edu/tips/plag.html

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

Are You Playing 'Games of Chance' with Your Academic Career? (from the Student Advocacy Office, Concordia
University)
     http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/advocacy/IntegrityQuiz4.html

What is Plagiarism at Indiana University (from Ted Frick, Instructional Systems Technology. Nice self-quiz; slow to load)
    http://education.indiana.edu/~frick/plagiarism/item1.html

Writing Research Essays in North American Academic Institutions - A Guide for Students of All Nations (from William Badke, Trinity Western University)
    http://www.acts.twu.ca/lbr/research_essays.htm
    Note: This is an excellent resource for International students.
 

WSU Libraries' Style Guide Tip Sheets

WSU Library Guides: Style Guides
    http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/usered/lib_guides/style.htm