TBers, Plagiarism and academic honesty have been repeating topics at Teaching Breakfast meetings. Below is an updated list of web resources for faculty and students on these important issues. As a reminder, the College subscribes to the Turnitin service (mentioned below). For more information about this service, please contact Jim Greenberg in the TLTC at x 2701. The following information is copied from an email recently posted to the AARP News listserv ( AARP News [mailto:[log in to unmask]]. Thanks to Walter vom Saal for passing it along. ******** The Web has made it easier to identify and copy another's work, and students at all levels must understand that plagiarism is a bad practice with potentially dire consequences, both while they are in school and throughout their working career. There are many tools now available to help instructors spot plagiarism: Plagiarism.org http://news.aarp.org/UM/T.asp?A910.52851.2791.1.904318 Turnitin.com http://news.aarp.org/UM/T.asp?A910.52851.2791.2.904318 There are also sites offering sample policies for institutions to help them deal with perpetrators: SafetyNet http://news.aarp.org/UM/T.asp?A910.52851.2791.3.904318 2Learn.ca http://news.aarp.org/UM/T.asp?A910.52851.2791.4.904318 UMUC http://news.aarp.org/UM/T.asp?A910.52851.2791.5.904318 See also Webliographies built by librarians. Sharon Stoerger's Plagiarism: http://news.aarp.org/UM/T.asp?A910.52851.2791.6.904318 The Electronic Plagiarism Seminar by Gretchen Pearson: http://news.aarp.org/UM/T.asp?A910.52851.2791.7.904318 Other excellent tools include "Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers" by Robert Harris: http://news.aarp.org/UM/T.asp?A910.52851.2791.8.904318 "Plagiarism Stoppers: A Teacher's Guide": http://news.aarp.org/UM/T.asp?A910.52851.2791.9.904318 and the University of Maine at Farmington's Writing Center/Mantor Library Anti-Plagiarism Web site: http://news.aarp.org/UM/T.asp?A910.52851.2791.10.904318 [From Beyond ERIC: The early years: Part three: Resources for higher education and lifelong learning, Searcher, 05/01/2006] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
