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Turnitin Resource Guide
What is Turnitin?
Turnitin is the name of a web-based software program that the School of Nursing will be using as an additional resource to aid students and faculty with regard to preventing plagiarism. It is meant to be a tool to assist students in making certain that their work is original and properly referenced when needed.
Where do I go to access Turnitin?
The link to turnitin is www.turnitin.com. All enrolled students are eligible to use turnitin and will be sent an email to their UMnet email account during the beginning of the semester with their username and password information.
If you need to set up, activate or get assistance with your UMnet account please refer to the UMnet help page www.umaryland.edu/helpdesk/help/new_accts.html
What do I need to do if I registered late and did not have an account created for turnitin?
You may send an email to turnitin@son.umaryland.edu to have a turnitin account created. Please allow 3 to 5 business days for your account to be set up; once this is done you will get an email consisting of your username and password from the turnitin helpdesk.
What happens to my papers after they have been submitted into Turnitin?
Once your paper has been submitted into turnitin your document is retained and is only used to prevent any future cases of plagiarism. Additionally, turnitin does not share or sell any retained documents to other warehouses or papermills.
Are there any tutorials available with regard to using Turnitin?
Yes! turnitin has a number of student resources which include a training video, user manual and a quick start guide. They can be viewed and/or downloaded from the following link: www.turnitin.com/static/training.html.
If you need further assistance, please email turnitin@son.umaryland.edu.
