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Plagiarism has originated since AD 561, when Irish monk borrowed an ink manuscript from another monk. He liked it so much that he decided to make a copy of it. After he had found out what he done, the owner of the manuscript claimed exclusive rights for the manuscript and the copy. Nowadays, there are more sophisticated ways how to plagiarize instead of rewriting the text and the Internet became probably most used one. It is very important tool for all students, which provides them with a wide range of information and makes their work more effective and efficient. Because of lack of knowledge how to appropriate using sources, citations and because of laziness or lack of time the Internet is often used for plagiarizing. What is more, it offers so many web pages where someone else will write the assignment instead of student for some money. The Internet offers easy way to finish work in a small amount of the time and with just a little of effort; however it brings a danger of being caught plagiarizing.
Plagiarism means copying and pasting someone statement and using it as your own and new technological innovations where you can find enormous amount of information like, for instance, the Internet are giving this opportunity to all students. If students plagiarize, the most likely source form where they do it is web. The number of information on the Internet has significantly increased in the past years. In addition, it provides students with a vast number of articles and useful links that they can use in their researches. In the present, sharing of knowledge about particular problems between students becomes also very popular. As stated by Roger Long (2004), senior lecturer from University of Central Lancashire, plagiarizing in the past required at least some effort; however because of all new information technologic advantages, it became much easier to do and more difficult to find out. Therefore, databases as the Turnitin were invented to help professors find out
Plagiarism means copying and pasting someone statement and using it as your own and new technological innovations where you can find enormous amount of information like, for instance, the Internet are giving this opportunity to all students. If students plagiarize, the most likely source form where they do it is web. The number of information on the Internet has significantly increased in the past years. In addition, it provides students with a vast number of articles and useful links that they can use in their researches. In the present, sharing of knowledge about particular problems between students becomes also very popular. As stated by Roger Long (2004), senior lecturer from University of Central Lancashire, plagiarizing in the past required at least some effort; however because of all new information technologic advantages, it became much easier to do and more difficult to find out. Therefore, databases as the Turnitin were invented to help professors find out
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