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Ah, interesting. Will steer clear then! On 6 November 2015 at 09:59, Thomas Lancaster <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > There is an interesting discussion about Viper (and other linked "free" > plagiarism detection services) here: > > > http://essayscam.org/forum/gt/warning-use-viper-raptor-plagiarism-scanner-scanmyessay-1062/ > > This is a few years old now, but it includes contributions from the > company behind Viper. > > I would not recommend these free services to students.The database they > have access to is very different to Turnitin, which may lull students into > a false sense of security. There have been examples before (not of Viper) > of "free" plagiarism detection services publishing the essays submitted by > students on the web. You can also imagine how the student email addresses > collected through these services will be used. > > Instead, I would suggest providing students with scheduled and monitored > use of Turnitin for formative feedback, particularly during the early > stages of their course. > > There are also ways that students can buy direct access to Turnitin, but > again I wouldn't recommend that. There are pitfalls there for students who > are unaware of the different Turnitiin databases that are in use around the > world. > > Thanks, > Thomas > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Plagiarism [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Mitchell, > Ella R [[log in to unmask]] > *Sent:* 06 November 2015 09:43 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Viper- plagiarism scanner > > Hi, > > I was just wondering if anyone has come across this site before, it’s > called viper and is found here: http://www.scanmyessay.com/ > > Does anyone recommend this to students? I would be interested to hear if > you do for any reason, but equally why you don’t? I have some concerns > based on reading their T&Cs. > > Best wishes > > Ella > > > > Ella Mitchell > > Education Support Manager > > > > Central Library > > South Kensington Campus > > Imperial College London > > London, SW7 2AZ > > 020 7594 2934 > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > *From:* Plagiarism [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *JUROWSKA > J.E. > *Sent:* 06 November 2015 08:39 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: Turnitin > > > > Hi, Chris > > See > http://turnitin.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Knowledge_Article/Administration-Process-to-delete-submission-paper-from-Turnitin-Administrator > for the procedure. > > Best wishes > > Judith > > *From:* Plagiarism [mailto:[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>] *On Behalf Of *Whyley C.J. > *Sent:* 06 November 2015 08:29 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Turnitin > > > > Is there any way in which a paper can be removed from Turnitin's database > once it has been submitted? > Chris > > ************************************************************************* > You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. 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