Turnitin Originality
Turnitin Originality is Purdue’s centrally supported originality checker and plagiarism detection tool for files submitted through Brightspace assignments. The tool works by comparing the text in file submissions to Turnitin’s database of previously submitted papers, published papers, and numerous internet resources. A “similarity report” is then produced highlighting areas of the paper that match content in Turnitin’s database.
Turnitin Originality is free to both instructors and students. The tool is only available within Brightspace and only for assignments where the instructor has enabled it.
If you need to check works related to research, grants, and publications, you must use Turnitin iThenticate. Turnitin Originality and iThenticate are different tools intended for different use cases.
Turnitin Originality is designed to check the originality of student submissions related to everyday coursework. The database is comprised of student papers from Purdue, student papers from other institutions, web pages, and open-source publications.
Turnitin iThenticate is designed to check the originality of works related to research, grants, and publications. The database is comprised of subscription content sources, journal articles, and premium subscription publications.
If you are a faculty member and would like to learn more about Turnitin iThenticate, please visit this website. If you are a graduate student interested in using Turnitin iThenticate, please contact your major professor.
Getting Started
Instructors
- How to Enable Turnitin for a Brightspace assignment
- How to interpret the Similarity Report
- Supported File Types
Students
Resources
FAQ
Support Information
Contact
- Purdue Information Technology
- Weblink: https://it.purdue.edu/help/index.php
- Email: it@purdue.edu
- Phone: 765-494-4000 (44000 when dialing from a campus phone)
Funding
- West Lafayette Central Campus