Author: Seadle, Michael

Source: Library Hi Tech, Volume 26, Number 4, 2008 , pp. 691-695(5)

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract:

<B>Purpose</B> - Libraries and scholars face more frequent problems with and decisions about plagiarism than in the past. This article aims to look at complex cases where plagiarism may have occurred. <B>Design/methodology/approach</B> - The method is anthropological and looks at specific cases, in which the situations are real but the actors have been fictionalised to protect identities. <B>Findings</B> - Plagiarism tools, while invaluable for discovering potential problems, can also expose cases where judgments depend on complex circumstances. <B>Originality/value</B> - The goal is to show areas where ambiguity in plagiarism cases exists.

Keywords: Copyright law; Software tools

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07378830810921049

Publication date: 2008-11-21

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