Plagiarism Prevention Tools

SafeAssign: plagiarism prevention software

SafeAssign can help prevent plagiarism by detecting unoriginal content in student papers. SafeAssign checks all submitted papers against the following databases: Internet, ProQuest ABI/Inform database, Institutional document archives - containing all papers submitted to SafeAssign by users in their respective institutions, Global Reference Database - containing papers that were volunteered by students from Blackboard client institutions to help prevent cross-institutional plagiarism.

SafeAssign is integrated with the Blackboard system and requires access to Blackboard.

• If you are not a current Blackboard user, contact Sue Schmidt at sschmidt@coloradomtn.edu to get started.
• SafeAssign Training Videos
  If you are already using Blackboard, watch SafeAssign Training Videos to learn how to incorporate SafeAssign Assignments.
  • Getting Started
  • Direct Submit
• For help contact Yuliya Lef at ylef@coloradomtn.edu or Sue Schmidt at sschmidt@coloradomtn.edu.

Proactive Strategies for Writing Assignments

• Anti-plagiarism ideas: Results of Summit Campus Brown Bag Discussion
• Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices

Student Guide & Exercise

• Avoiding Plagiarism: Guide and Exercise – Developed by Purdue University Online Writing Lab

Citation Guides

• Landmarks Citation Machine - Automatically formats citations, using MLA & APA styles. Created by David Warlick
• Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper - A comprehensive resource on citing sources within your paper, utilizing any of the four most frequently used citation styles: APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian. Prepared by Duke University Libraries.

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For help email us at
reference@coloradomtn.edu