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We are currently consulting on the following Code of Conduct for educational Coursework Libraries. We welcome feedback from all interested parties. Please send comments to Pete Taylor.

Communication Requirements

• Sites will clearly and unambiguously state throughout that the penalty for plagiarism in an academic institution can be very severe.
• Sites will prominently provide throughout, clear and unambiguous links to, or information on, best practice in academic referencing.
• Sites will have a clearly stated and unambiguous anti-plagiarism policy, and provide evidence of the steps they have taken to underpin that policy.

Site and Service Requirements

• All essays will be submitted to leading plagiarism detection software prior to being issued to users, and this should be made clear to users throughout the site.
• Sites will not allow students to subcontract their coursework assignment to them, or to third parties.
• All essays will include hidden text within the essay body and meta data which identifies the work as the IP of the Coursework Library.
• Sites will allow tutors to access the library at no cost for the purposes of plagiarism detection.
• Sites will provide a facility for users to report suspected cases of plagiarism, at every point in which an essay is displayed to a user.

General Requirements

• Sites will work closely, openly and proactively with the educational community to strive to minimise the risks of plagiarism, and maximise the educational value of their services.
• Sites will not provide services designed to undermine the integrity of the assessment process.

• Support for Coursework.Info from teachers, tutors and lecturers
• What does submitting our members’ coursework to TurnitinUK mean?
• Our Anti-Plagiarism Strategy
• Actions taken since implementing our Anti-Plagiarism Strategy
• Our Members’ Views on Plagiarism
• Press Releases
• Further Reading on Avoiding Plagiarism