Encouraging Academic Honesty through Anti-plagiarism Software
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2009-02-25
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This article aims to introduce LIS professionals to plagiarism, its types, some famous cases and the
numerous library web sites devoted to this important issue. Plagiarism by students and researchers
in academic and research institutions is an old but ever growing problem. The proliferation of paper
mills, full text databases, and World Wide Web pages has made plagiarism a bigger problem in
academia. The easy availability of electronic information through Internet creates a challenge for
librarians, who must be well informed not only to detect and deter plagiarism, but also to educate
their users about its ill effects.
This article also enumerates reasons for increase in plagiarism cases, how to avoid plagiarism, do’s
and don’ts of plagiarism, and finally prevention and punishment for plagiarism. Use of plagiarism
detection tools can not only deter but also assist faculty to combat this form of academic dishonesty.
In this article various anti-plagiarism tools have been enumerated and the advantages and
disadvantages of using these automated texts matching software’s are discussed and analyzed in
brief. The librarian’s role in informing masses about ill effect of plagiarism is also highlighted.
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Anti-plagiarism, Text Matching Software, Plagiarism