************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Valuable Resources for Educators. Free tutorials on Windows and Microsoft Office. Also, downloadable ebooks and online classes which teach all of the Office programs from start to finish, step-by-step, with pictures. The ebooks are also available on a CD, with volume licenses for schools and companies. And, there's also an excellent free newsletter which includes many tutorials. All of it is available at Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Nancy Willard" <nwillard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <LM_NET@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 08:35:08 -0800 Subject: Interesting twist on plagiarism Here is an interesting twist on plagiarism. It seems that the most recent British report on Iraq was largely plagiarized. There are some interesting examples of rephrasing. Britain Admits That Much of Its Report on Iraq Came From Magazines By SARAH LYALL The British government admitted that large sections of its most recent report on Iraq had been lifted from magazines and academic journals. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/08/international/europe/08BRIT.html?th Nancy Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D. Center for Advanced Technology in Education University of Oregon, College of Education E-mail: nwillard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx URL: http://netizen.uoregon.edu Responsible Netizen Institute URL:http://responsiblenetizen.org =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=- ************************************************************** The Net Happenings mailing list is a service of Educational CyberPlayGround - http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** Linking and Announcements For Net Happenings are provided by http://www.EricWard.com and http://www.URLwire.com ************************************************************** If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or would like to sponsor the Net Happenings service - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html> Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Change Email Preferences - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html> **************************************************************