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November 25, 2006
Google Book Search Tracks Down Plagiarists
Interesting article from Slate.
Dead Plagiarists Society -- Will Google Book Search uncover long-buried literary crimes? By Paul Collins
Posted Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006, at 12:22 PM ET. http://www.slate.com/id/2153313/?nav=tap3
Posted by pfa at November 25, 2006 09:32 PM
Comments
Intriguing.
Posted by: schnitzr at November 27, 2006 05:36 AM
Interesting article - I was fascinated by the results of the google book search he ran. It would be interesting to try other sentences and see if this is a fluke or if it proves true in general.
Posted by: janeblum at November 28, 2006 12:45 PM
A colleague mentioned that her library uses e-book collections to check on plagarism.
Posted by: hlook at December 7, 2006 06:05 PM
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