"Some college students, though, whether lazy, overwhelmed, or cramped for time, are tempted to plagiarize. And in the digital age, with millions of pages of information available with just a few mouse clicks and Google searches, it's relatively simple to steal words, phrases, and ideas.
To curb infractions, local colleges have ramped up antiplagiarism efforts by coaching students on proper practices for citing their sources, better informing them about what plagiarism is, and implementing better detection systems to catch intellectual theft."(Taryn Plumb)
Read this article by Taryn Plumb that appeared in The Boston Globe April 30.
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