[ILL-L] plagiarism detection software

[Lowman, Lisa]

Thank you for your reply.

 

Lisa

 

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Subject: Re: [ILL-L] plagiarism detection software

 

Hello Lisa,
In case you haven't had many responses...

Our professors use turnitin.com on a voluntary basis. It is a
text-matching software:



Turnitin is an Internet-based service created at the University of
California, Berkeley. Essentially, Turnitin scans submitted works for
similarity to material in public web-sites, academic journals, papers
purchased from an essay mill, etc., and to essays and assignments
concurrently or previously submitted to Turnitin, which are stored in a
database. Through Turnitin, matches of as few as 8 consecutive words can
be detected. After scanning, sections of a submission are outlined in
colour in an originality report to the course instructor. 

Turnitin does not determine if plagiarism has occurred. The
determination of a potential breach of academic honesty and the decision
to proceed with a charge is made entirely by the professor. 

Regards,
Mary Lehane
York University





Lowman, Lisa wrote: 

Good Morning:

 

I have an unusual request.  I need to know if anyone uses Plagiarism
software.  If so, the name, and company of where one can be purchased.
Your help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you,

 

Lisa

 

Lisa Lowman-Sheppard

Library Technician

Medical Library 3-142D

VA New Jersey Healthcare System

385 Tremont Avenue

East Orange, New Jersey 07018

973-676-1000x11969

Email: lisa.lowman at va.gov

 

 

 



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