ThoughtWare - How to detect plagiarism the old fashioned way

Click here for good overview and steps on how to catch plagiarists
http://www.awpwriter.org/magazine/writers/mbugeja01.htm Bugeja's take on how to catch them - good advice, specific search engines
http://www.library.dal.ca/how/detect.htm
Techniques that include visual cues, content cues and a list of links
http://www.antiplagiarism.com/
http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm
Robert A Harris' book - The Plagiarism Handbook and Top Three Strategies for preventing plagiarism
http://www.awpwriter.org/magazine/writers/bugeja1.htm
Helpful hints (5) in how to use search engines to detect plagiarism

http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,54996,00.html
Article from Wired.com that discusses Jamie McKenzie's ideas

Software to combat plagiarism
http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/plagiarism/solutions.html
An overview of how detection software works with some reviews

http://chronicle.com/free/v48/i36/36a03701.htm
Interesting article on whether or not these software solutions are legal; many software companies keep copies of student work.

http://www.copycatch.freeserve.co.uk/ CopyCatch Gold
It is written in Java and uses the Java Plug-In.

http://www.turnitin.com/static/index.htmlTurnItIn
Web based, free trial, tutorials and tours available

http://www.plagiarism.com/INDEX.HTMGlatt Plagiarism Services
Defines plagiarism and steps in helping to avoid plagiarism;screening program to detect it - teacher use;screening program to detect it - individual use

http://www.canexus.com/eve/Essay Verification Engine (EVE)
New version out soon, appears to be PC based, free trial, looking for beta testers

http://www.jplag.de/ JPlag
Free but requires an account, Java

JISC Plagiarism Adviory Service Joint Information Systems Committee
Web based, requires registration, located in the UK with interesting info and tips, until 8/04 the services will be available to JISC sites at no cost.

http://plagiarism.phys.virginia.edu/CopyFind
Free software for detection, Windows based and Linux versions

http://www.wordchecksystems.com/ WordCHECK
Multi-platform, free fully functional demo

*A note about two possible detection sites, PlagiServe.com and EduTie.com Please read the article before using these sites.

http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~aiken/moss.html Moss (for a Measure Of Software Similarity), main application-detecting plagiarism in programming classes, works with other files, free, PC, sign up for account

http://www.mydropbox.com/ new detection system, free trial

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