If you have already created a Turnitin account you can login here.  If you do not have an account follow the instructions below:

Instructors who choose to use this service must do the following:

• Obtain MU's Account ID and Account Password for their Department by registering with Keven Riggle, Library Information Technology Administrator for Turnitin, 288-3253 or e-mail

• Create a New User at http://turnitin.com by clicking on the "new user" link just below the login boxes (e-mail/password)

• Inform your students in class and on your syllabus of your requirement to submit course writing projects in electronic form and your intention to use Turnitin.  Students should be told that their papers will become a permanent part of the Turnitin.com database, but personally identifiable information will not be used or published and papers will not be used for any other purpose than checking for plagiarism (see Marquette's faculty start-up guide, below);

• Describe and discuss in class your standards and sanctions regarding citations and attribution; and

• Advise your students that they should read and conform to the University's Academic Dishonesty Policy.

To get more information about Marquette's subscription or to request an orientation:

Jon Pray, Associate Vice Provost for Educational Technology, 288-7532
Suzy Weisman, Reference Librarian, 288-6594
AskUs!, e-mail the Information Desk

Resources @ Turnitin

• Help Desk (e-mail)  helpdesk@turnitin.com
• Plagiarism.org Learning Center -- collection of pages for students and faculty on proper citation and avoiding plagiarism
• User Quickstarts & Manuals
• Instructor's Manual (PDF) NOTE: This is a big file and will take a while to load.
• Adding a TA to a class (PDF) - Turnitin calls this creating a "Master Class"
• Privacy and Copyright (PDF)

Other Resources

• Marquette Libraries' start-up guide for Faculty
• Marquette Libraries' start-up guide for Students
• Bibliography of Articles and Websites