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<p>Hi Amy,</p>
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<p>We use an alternative product with a much more reasonable pricetag: VeriCite (<a href="https://vericite.com/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk155611" previewremoved="true">https://vericite.com/</a>). We just implemented it this academic year after a pilot last
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<p>Our hesitancy to implement any anti-plagiarism software related to HOW it would be used. Effective use of the software requires dedicated time within the courses it is used to address plagiarism and strong writing in students' own voices. I would be happy
to have that full conversation with the interim dean. <span>😊</span>Please feel free to share my email if that would be helpful.</p>
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<p>Sally<br>
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VeriCite's plagiarism software empowers educators with cloud-based technology to instantly check for plagiarism and encourage originality in student work.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>From:</b> LIBRARYDIR <librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> on behalf of Waite, Amy <AWaite@clark.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 4, 2017 6:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> librarydir@lists.ctc.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] Request for information about plagiarism detection software products, especially Turnitin</font>
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Hello,</p>
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The interim dean at Clark College has been asked about Turnitin.com plagiarism software. I did some research in the LLC wiki archives and found that the last discussion of this at the LLC was in Spring 2014. At that time the
<b><u><span style="color:black">System Wide eLearning Initiatives WG</span></u></b><span style="color:black"> reported that:
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<span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b><span style="color:black">new plagiarism detection tool (Turnitin</span></b><span style="color:black">) Too expensive for many schools to pursue (even with bulk consortium purchase). It is a divisive issue on other campuses. Our recommendation
is that each school pursue Turnitin independently as desired.</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Our college has asked that we survey others in our system to see if any comparable institutions are using Turnitin and/or have opinions to share about deciding not using it. Additionally, we are interested
if there has been any change in the decision not to pursue a system-wide optional contract for this product or any other plagiarism protection/inspection product. Do any of you have updated information about that?</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">If any of your institutions have continued, added or decided not to add Turnitin (or any other anti-plagiarism software) since 2014, would you please let me know? A brief explanatory comment would be appreciated
as well. Also, please tell me if you or your institution wants to remain anonymous--in case there is interest in contacting you individually for additional information.</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Thanks,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:22.0pt; font-family:"Freestyle Script"; color:black">Amy Waite</span><span style="font-size:22.0pt; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Amy Waite</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Clark College Libraries</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Vancouver, WA 98663</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">360-992-2152</span></p>
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