Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 16, No. 29.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
<http://www.princeton.edu/~mccarty/humanist/>
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Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 09:41:29 +0100
From: "Nancy Weitz" <nancy.weitz@computing-services.oxford.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: 16.025 anti-plagarism software?
We've made a couple of forays into this issue and found that the current
plagiarism-detection packages have limited use and depend on what you wish to
test for. It's likely, however, that there will be improvements in the future.
The two main strands of software are:
- those which test for collusion (students copying from each other). These
compare word usage and phrasing and are most effective once there are
sufficient "banks" of essays to test against. It's possible that this
strand could extend
to other print sources, if publishers cooperate.
- those which test for copying from internet sources. These are generally
glorified search engines.
More information about some specific programs and links to larger studies
can be found at: http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/reports/plag.shtml (note: the
appendices
are access-protected to Oxford)
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> Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 16, No. 25.
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> Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 07:02:51 +0100
> From: <JAD@sun.ac.za>
> Subject: RfI: anti-plagiarism software
>
> Dear Fellow Humanists:
>
> I am sending this query in the hope that you may assist a colleague, Edward
> Foster <ejff@sun.ac.za> in his quest .w.r.t. anti-plagiarism software. He
> is seeking recommendations on the efficacy of such software, the range of
> options available (freeware, shareware, etc), and any other relevant
> information. Any and all opinions are most welcome.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Jennifer De Beer
> Web Administrator - Universiteit Stellenbosch University, ZA
> (W3) sun.ac.za & (W3) geocities.com/jennifer_de_beer/
> Alt e-mail: jennifer_de_beer@acm.org
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