Dear all,
Some of you may have already seen the article that appeared in the Observer
yesterday.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1243094,00.html
As I know that some of the figures attributed to the service are inaccurate,
I can only assume that the figures attributed to the essaybank websites are
similarly inaccurate. During my travels around the country I am often told
that essaybanks are not seen as the threat that articles such as this one
would have us believe that they pose, as the majority of plagiarism from
internet sources is usually due to students "cutting and pasting" from
various websites, rather than purchasing entire essays. Is that an accurate
reflection or are the essaybanks a bigger problem than the workshop
participants believe them to be?
Fiona
Dr Fiona Duggan
Plagiarism Advisory Service Manager
Information Management Research Institute
Room 122 Lipman Building
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
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Tel: 0191 243 7410
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