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