From: Elizabeth Hansen <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 10:56:57 -0400

Allen-

At Connecticut College we have an Honor Code & Shared Governance.
We've had a number of discussions regarding Turnitin but, this is the
exact issue that has kept in from being adopted here so far.
Obviously there are other issues, but this is significant for our
community.

Best

Beth Hansen
Director, Information Resources <> Connecticut College
(860) 439-2681; (860) 439-2871 (fax)
[log in to unmask]


On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 11:11 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Allen Jones <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 8:13 PM
>
> Hello collective wisdom - Long-time listener, first time caller,
>
> I’m wondering if there are people who can comment on turnitin’s license of use – especially since we’re seriously considering it as a service for faculty and students.
>
> If your institution licenses this service, were there any concerns from administrators, faculty or library staff about the usage policy? I’d also be interested to hear how you deployed this service to the campus, as well as how this service was received by both faculty and students.
>
> This excerpt is taken from:
>
> http://www.turnitin.com/en_us/about-us/privacy-center/usage-policy :
>
> "To the extent you are a student submitting a paper for review in connection with a class you are taking, then we may only use the content of your paper for the purpose of performing our services for your educational provider and for future use as part of our database."
>
> Were concerns raised about their use of student work? If so, how did you address this through the license/terms negotiation process?  If you were comfortable with these terms, did you feel obliged to place any notices for students and faculty to review before using the service?
>
> Any thoughts/experiences/insights would be appreciated,
>
>
> Allen Jones
> Director – Digital Library & Technical Services
> New School Libraries & Archives
> 212.229.5309 x4502