Some Tips on Finding Plagiarized
Material on the Web
ARTICLES:
Chronicle of Higher Education article "Web Services Help
Profesors Detect Plagiariasm"
http://chronicle.merit.edu/free/v46/i12/12a04901.htm
US News & World Report,
"The Cheating Game"
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/991122/cheating.htm
WEB SITES:
General Information For Teachers:
Instructor’s Guide to Internet
Plagiarism
http://www.plagiarized.com/
Be sure to check their list of
Dead
Giveaways when you suspect a paper isn't original.
Recommend Internet Public Library's Guide to
Research & Writing for help with papers:
http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus
Cheating 101: Paper Mills and You
http://www.coastal.edu/library/presentations/papermil.html
Use the checklist at Cheating 101: Detecting Plagiarized Papers http://www.coastal.edu/library/presentations/plagiarz.html
To find the original sources yourself:
Use advanced searching on AltaVista (http://www.altavista.com), NorthernLight (http://www.northernlight.com/) , or MSN (http://search.msn.com/advanced.asp), and use a unique phrase/search string, in quotes, or section that sounds obviously plagiarized. Or, go to Hotbot (http://www.hotbot.com) and use the 'all the words' search capability and put in a unique phrase.
-or-
Check Out Where Students Buy Papers:
Superior Term Papers
http://www.superior-termpapers.com
Paper Masters
http://www.papermasters.com
Paperwriters
http://www.paperwriters.com/intro.htm
Term Papers on File
http://www.termpapers-on-file.com
A-1
http://www.a1-termpaper.com/
Research Assistance
http://www.research-assistance.com
12,000 Term Papers
http://www.12000papers.com/faq.htm
-or-
Check Out Where Students Download Papers From:
Cheat House
http://www.cheathouse.com
School Sucks
http://www.schoolsucks.com/newsucks
Cheater
http://www.cheater.com
Genius Papers
http://www.geniuspapers.com
-or- Have Another Site Do the Work For You:
IntegriGuard (6 month free trial;
$4.95 per month per registered instructor.)
http://www.integriguard.com/
Essay Verification Engine
(EVE; $29.99 per teacher for unlimited use)
http://www.canexus.com/eve/index.shtml
Glatt Plagiarism Services ($250.00)
http://www.plagiarism.com/
Plagiarism.org
http://www.plagiarism.org/
(a paid service)
Updated February 8, 2006 by Rita Hennessey, Media Specialist.
