Professor UGC Emeritus Fellow, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005 Email: satija_mp@yahoo.com
Defines plagiarism as any act of copyright infringement. States it is widespread all over the world in academics and other creative fields such as art, movies and music. Explores its origin and states its causes and ill effects. Suggests some preventive and curative measures to curb it. Mentioning the details of academic, administrative and technological solutions to check this growing menace. Names some anti–plagiarism softwares to detect it. Projects Information literacy as the best means to eradicate it. Highlights the role of librarians in educating users against plagiarism
Plagiarism, Copyright infringement, Intellectual Property Rights(IPR), Academic ethics, Academic frauds. Anti-plagiarism softwares, Information literacy
