PLAGIARISM

UB Policies

Judicial Affairs & Ombudsman: Article  3a: University Standards--Academic Dishonesty

"Academic Dishonesty" includes not only plagiarism, but also the submitting of material that has been used in other courses.
UB Student Conduct Rules--Student Rights
"Student Conduct Rules provide for informal and formal proceedings when academic dishonesty is suspected or alleged."  This page also includes the official University definitions of cheating and plagiarism. 
English Composition 101 Syllabus
Sample plagiarism statement
UB Resources

UB Reporter: "Promoting Academic Honesty: Anti-Plagiarism on the Web"

A UB Reporter article describing the the problem of plagiarizing with web based resources.  The article includes links to several related sites and resources, including Hyperstamps,  "downloadable  labels you can affix to Web documents specifying the limits of rights allowed to others."
ETC: EVE2 Support and Downloading
The ETC has purchased a site license for EVE2 anti-plagiarism software.  It is available for for download by UB faculty (note: you must open an ETC account first).  See also the EVE2 link in "Detection" and the review article "Cheat Wave." (UB Reporter on ETC's acquisition of EVE: "Anti-plagiarism software revealed")


Detection

Plagiarism.org  | Gatt Plagiarism Services  |  WordCheck

Services designed primarily for class wide or university wide adoption.


Miscellaneous Web Sites and Articles

Kimbell Library: Internet Paper Mills

This list of 50 internet paper mills was compiled in conjunction with a Coastal Carolina University Teaching Effectiveness Seminar entitle "Cheating 101: Paper Mills and You."  The linked seminar site includes additional articles and tips for "Detecting Plagiarized Papers."
About.com's "Cheating: where cheaters go and what to do about it"
A variety of links, ranging from "Cheaters Paradise" ( on the "art of cheating") to an Arizona Wildcat article entitled "Cheating: risking it all for Grades."
CETL: Plagiarism
SUNY Albany's Center for "Excellence in Teaching & Learning"  lists a variety of resources, including a page on the "Definition and Avoidance of Plagiarism," "Papers and Commentaries on Plagiarism" and a list of "Paper Dealers."
Robert Harris's "Anti Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers"
Strategies designed to inform both  student and teacher about the problem of plagiarism (including downloading as sample paper) and to help prevent plagiarism at the outset through carefully designed assignments,
Cut-and-Paste Plagiarism: Preventing, Detecting and Tracking Online Plagiarism
Includes a succinct definition and strategies for designing assignments and checking papers for plagiarism.
Bruce Leland's "Plagiarism and the Web"
Suggestions include showing students a paper mill site and analyzing the weaknesses of a sample paper.
The Web's Plagiarism Police
Andy Dehnart's Salon article on some of the shortcomings inherent in electronic plagiarism detection--discusses Eve, Plagiarism.org, and IntegriGurard, pointing out the need for careful analysis of results.  
Sharon Williams's "Avoiding Plagiarism"
Advice on avoiding plagiarism--includes examples of problems created by poor note-taking and paraphrasing.
last modified, 1/08/2003