Plagiarism software: no magic bullet!

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-208

  Warn, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 69249172883     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360600610438     Document Type: Article

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