Library Information for Faculty
Academic Integrity
The following links provide information on Skidmore's Ethics of Scholarship, discussions of plagiarism, sites for detecting plagiarism and sites providing papers to students.
Skidmore's Policies
Skidmore's Ethics of Scholarship
From the Office of the Dean of Studies
Discussions of Plagiarism
Electronic
Plagiarism Seminar
Includes sections on detecting and combating plagiarism, a bibliography,
and many links, including guides for educators and students and lists
of detection services and paper mills. Developed for a faculty seminar
at Le Moyne College by a librarian at the Falcone Library.
Thinking
and Talking About Plagiarism
Nick Carbone, Bedford/St Martin's Technology and Teaching/ Tech Notes.
Includes a short bibliography to online articles about plagiarism.
Plagiarism and the Web
Bruce Leland, Western Illinois University.
ASEE Prism Magazine: Student Plagiarism in an Online World (December 1998)
Tips on detecting plagairism.
Essays on Plagiarism
The
Atlantic: On Plagiarism (April 2002)
Commentary by Gerald Posner inspired by plagiarism scandals involving two well known historians.
Slate: The Plagiarist: Why Stephen Ambrose is a Vampire (January
11, 2002)
David A. Plotz recpas and comments on the Ambrose scandal.
American
Journalism Review: Ethically Challenged (March 2001)
Article by Lori Robertson on plagiarism and fabrication in news reporting. Includes a list of recent cases: Ethical
Lapses.
Salon:
The Web's Plagiarism Police (June 14, 1999)
An essay by Andy Denhart describing the possible downsides to online
plagiarism detectors.
Commercial and Free Sites Providing Papers to Students
Cheating 101: Internet Paper Mills
An extensive list of online paper mills. Developed for a teaching effectiveness
seminar at Coastal Carolina University by librarians at the Kimbel Library.
Cheating 101: Internet Subject Specific Paper Mills
A list of subject specific online paper mills from Coastal Carolina University's Kimbel Library.