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11.06.2007: How Not To Catch A Thief
Maclean's June 11, 2007 HOW NOT TO CATCH A THIEF BY BARBARA RIGHTON EDUCATION; Pg. 62 806 words HIGHLIGHT: A top anti-plagiarism service gets sued for copyright infringement Depending on whom you talk to, former University of California, Berkeley neurobiologist John Barrie is either the saviour of modern education or a shameless opportunist. For 10 years, Barrie has sold his online anti-plagiarism service, Turnitin, to grateful high schools and universities wrestling with a plague of
15.06.2007: Cash-for-grades Scam Highlights Dilemma For College Admissions
The Associated Press State & Local Wire June 15, 2007 Friday 12:03 AM GMT Cash-for-grades scam highlights dilemma for college admissions By MICHELLE LOCKE, Associated Press Writer STATE AND REGIONAL 842 words DATELINE: BERKELEY Calif. News that dozens of community college students in the San Francisco Bay area may have been hitting their checkbooks rather than textbooks in a cash-for-grades scam highlighted an academic dilemma: What to do about cheaters? College admissions o
15.07.2008: Turnitin Neither Infringement, Effective
University Wire July 15, 2008 Tuesday Column: Turnitin neither infringement, effective By Blake Gilson, The Daily Cougar; SOURCE: U. Houston 817 words DATELINE: HOUSTON Turnitin.com, the popular anti-plagiarism Web site, provides a valuable function when it is understood and used properly. While concerns of student's rights are misplaced, concerns about professors who don't understand the software are real, which can cause at least headaches and at worst a total nightmare. Th
17.06.2007: Professors Take Search For Plagiarism To Web
Palm Beach Post (Florida) June 17, 2007 Sunday FINAL EDITION PROFESSORS TAKE SEARCH FOR PLAGIARISM TO WEB By KIMBERLY MILLER Palm Beach Post Staff Writer A SECTION; Pg. 1A 1186 words Florida's public universities now spend more than $80,000 a year on catching cheaters using plagiarism-identifying Internet subscriptions. But in an age of essayists-for-hire Web sites such as Affordabletermpapers.com -- now open Sundays! -- professors say they value the online detection service
18.09.2007: Penn State Faculty Cracks Down On Academic Dishonesty
University Wire September 18, 2007 Tuesday Penn State faculty cracks down on academic dishonesty By Leslie Finlay, Daily Collegian; SOURCE: Penn State 577 words DATELINE: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. With assignments constantly looming, some students can be tempted to disregard the honor code and cheat to get by. But with an entourage of faculty and staff at its helm, Pennsylvania State University is taking the pledge to eliminate this temptation by making academic integrity a top pr
18.09.2007: U. Arizona Ponders Plagiarism Pact With Detection Web Site
University Wire September 18, 2007 Tuesday U. Arizona ponders plagiarism pact with detection Web site By Siobhan Daniel, Arizona Daily Wildcat; SOURCE: U. Arizona 644 words DATELINE: TUCSON, Ariz. As the University of Arizona's contract comes close to expiring with plagiarism-detection Web site turnitin.com, UA administrators are setting up student focus groups to determine the site's effectiveness. Before the university renews the contract, administrators would like to find
19.09.2007: 'big Sister' Bringing Down Plagiarists
USNEWS.com September 19, 2007 Wednesday 'Big Sister' Bringing Down Plagiarists Alison Go EDUCATION 87 words In its continuing war on plagiarism, the Ivory Tower has gained a new weapon, turnitin.com, a website designed to help professors catch the enemies of academic integrity. After a short trial period, Syracuse University has made the site available to all professors, the Daily Orange reports. While some Luddites cringe at allowing a computer to police the student populati