Maybe this is part of the reason for some of the staff resistance to plagiarism detection software............really just a thought, though.......
Christina
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From: Plagiarism on behalf of Mike Reddy
Sent: Fri 4/15/2005 8:52 AM
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Subject: Media coverage
Lot of stuff in the lead up to Hugh's "Brains for sale" on BBC
Breakfast this morning. On a darker note in this week's THES:
Summary:
"Copying clampdown: an escalating war against academic plagiarism in
the US looks set to spread to the UK after claiming its first English
scalp"
First part:
"US war on plagiarism takes first UK scalp
Phil Baty and Jon Marcus in Boston
Published: 15 April 2005
An escalating war against academic plagiarism in the US looks set to
spread to the UK after claiming its first English scalp.
Following a spate of claims of plagiarism by academics in the US, The
Times Higher has learnt that a senior Leeds University lecturer was
forced to admit he copied another scholar's work when a Harvard
University undergraduate uncovered evidence."
Full article at:
http://www.thes.co.uk/current_edition/story.aspx?story_id=2021023 (may
need subscription)
Mike
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