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From Follett
"Originally published in 2005 as Other people's words: what plagiarism is and how to avoid it."--Title page verso.;Includes bibliographical references and index.;What plagiarism is all about -- Borrowing through the ages -- The temptation to plagiarize -- Plagiarism and the internet -- Plagiarism's cousin : fabrication -- How to avoid plagiarism -- How teachers curb plagiarism -- Fighting plariarism together. "Find out what plagiarism is, its history and how to avoid it"--Provided by publisher.
From the Publisher
A high school student loses her admission to Harvard. A politician is disgraced. A historian is discredited. For all these people, the offense was plagiarism-taking someone else's words and presenting them as your own. While plagiarism has been a problem since the invention of the printing press, today the Internet has made copying and cheating just a click away. Book jacket.