In the News

Week of April 28, 2008

PLAGIARISM
News item: Some academic journals may start using an anti-plagiarism software, CrossCheck, on article submissions. In another case related to plagiarism, the University of Florida has begun an internal investigation into one of its professors who has admitted to taking words and passages from newspaper and magazine articles and claiming them as his own.

 

Historians in Trouble: Plagiarism, Fraud, and Politics in the Ivory Tower
By Jon Wiener. New Press, Distr. by W.W. Norton, 2005
Call Number: E175.45 .W54 2005

The Little Book of Plagiarism
By Richard Posner. Pantheon books, 2007
Call Number: K1485 .P67 2007

Plagiarism: It's a Crime - DVD
Produced, edited, and directed by Rob Greene. Educational Video Network, 2006
Call Number: PN167 .P53 2006 (Boca Raton Media Center)

Preventing Plagiarism: Tips and Techniques
By Laura Hennessey DeSena. National Council of Teachers of English, 2007
Call Number: PN167 .D47 2007

Research Skills for Students: Avoiding Plagiarism - DVD
Produced by Nadim Amiry. Schlessinger Media/Insight Media, 2004
Call Number: Z711.2 .R4722 2004 (Boca Raton Media Center)

Student Cheating and Plagiarism in the Internet Era: A Wake-Up Call
By Ann Lathrop. Libraries Unlimited, 2000
Call Number: LB2609 .L28 2000, and also available online through NetLibrary

Writing a Great Research Paper - Plagiarism & Other Pitfalls - DVD
Video Aided Instruction, 2007
Call Number: LB1047.3 .W8225 2007 (Boca Raton Media Center)

 

 

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