Plagiarism Resources and
Online Tutorials

Books and Other Library Resources

Using Sources Effectively:  Strengthening Your Writing and Avoiding Plagiarism, Robert Harris, Pyrczak Publishers, 2e, 2004. A concise book recommended by faculty in the English Department.

Guiding Students from Cheating and Plagiarism to Honesty and Integrity: Strategies for Change, Ann Lathrop and Kathleen Foss, Libraries Unlimited, 2005 (LB3609.L27 2005).

George Mason University Online Plagiarism Resources

University Writing Center on Avoiding Plagiarism
http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/resources/
plagiarism.html

University Catalog:  Academic Policies on the Honor System
http://www.gmu.edu/catalog/apolicies/
#Anchor12

Faculty and Staff Handbook Appendix C:  "Statement of Professional Ethics" and "Statement on Plagiarism" of the American Association of University Professors
http://www.gmu.edu/facstaff/handbook/
aC.html

Provost site on Academic Integrity
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/provost/
integrity/index.html

College of Health and Human Sciences:  Avoid Plagiarism http://www.gmu.edu/depts/chhs/writing/
plagiarism.html

ICAR Handbook:  Academic Standards
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/ICAR/
newstudent/ Appendix_L.pdf

Montecino Honor System and Code Resources
http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/
plagiarism.htm

Quizzes and Tutorials on Plagiarism

Indiana University HTML quiz
http://education.indiana.edu/~frick/
plagiarism/ item1.html

University of South Florida Flash tutorial and quiz
http://www.cte.usf.edu/plagiarism/plag.html

Bedford/St. Martin’s Plagiarism Tutorial
http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/
plagiarismtutorial/ default.asp

Excellent University Sites

Washington State University
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/plagiarism/
main.html

How to avoid plagiarism
Written for students by the writing center at
Indiana University.
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/
plagiarism.shtml

List of Assignments which can help prevent
plagiarism (Dalhousie University)
http://plagiarism.dal.ca/faculty/
assignexamples.html

Avoiding Plagiarism
A useful site from the excellent Purdue Writing Center for students. Includes exercises.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/
research/r_plagiar.html

Sites With An Array of Plagiarism Materials

Center for Academic Integrity
http://www.academicintegrity.org

Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers
Robert Harris article on preventing and
detecting plagiarism.
http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm

A resource site for educators
http://www.plagiarism.org

Snow article on need for tutorials with examples
http://www.innovateonline.info/index.php
?view=article&id=306

Collection of links on plagiarism
http://www.web-miner.com/plagiarism

Other Software Tools

MOSS-a system for detecting plagiarized computer programs http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~aiken/moss.html

Various tools and links: http://plagiarism.phys.virginia.edu