Plagiarism: Some Resources and, I hope, an Ongoing Conversation

“An act of plagiarism would seem to be easy to recognize based on simple criteria: Is the work the author’s own creation and written in the author’s own words? If not, does the writing provide appropriate credit to previous work? Increasingly though, the lines of what constitute plagiarism are blurring as the Internet reshapes culture and education.

The Web’s more interactive “Web 2.0” evolution has created an environment that encourages information sharing and values the remixing and remaking of original content. In this environment, plagiarism is easier to commit and originality more difficult to define.”

From a great resource you can find here:

"The Plagiarism Spectrum: Tagging 10 Types of Unoriginal Work"
Download the full report on this page to read the full study behind the resource.

And here is a good read for parents/guardians:

Skills and Strategies: Understanding Plagiarism in a Digital Age

By Lionel Anderson And Katherine Schulten