1. July 2007 to June 2009

3. Steady increase in usage

4. Distribution of originality reports has been rather stable

5. New Developments 1.New Turnitin interface in 2008

6. 2.Text matching in Chinese, both Simplified and Traditional (since 30 June 2009)

7. 3.Twitter for Turnitin@HKU (twitter.com/turnitin_hku)

8. Training and support YearNumber of training sessions 2007-20084 2008-20097 YearNumber of Enquiries EmailTelephoneFace to FaceTotal 2007-20081445463 2008-2009145 26316 (500% increase)

9. Turnitin instructors 8 to 22 June 2009

10. 81 respondents (12.7% response rate ) Years of TeachingFrequency% < 2 years1619.75% 2 >= 5 years 20 24.69% 5 >=10 years1012.35% > 10 years 26 32.10% Not applicable911.11% 81100.00% Years with a Turnitin accountFrequency% < 1 year 28 34.57% 1 >= 3 years 35 43.21% > 3 years1822.22% 81100.00%

11. Do you use Turnitin on undergraduates or postgraduates?Frequency*% Undergraduates 5645.16% Postgraduates (Course-based) 3629.03% Postgraduates (Research) 2822.58% Others 43.23% 124100.00% * Respondents can select more than one option. The Board of Examination for Graduation Studies (BoEGS) stipulates that all RPg students who submit their MPhil/PhD theses on January 1, 2009 and thereafter are required to go through a random check via Turnitin. Have you arranged your RPg students perform a Turnitin pre- check before thesis submission? Frequency% Yes2125.93% No1214.81% I do not supervise RPG students4859.26% 81100.00%

12. The Scores Use of the softwareScore (Out of 100) The Originality Reports were useful77 The Statistical Reports were useful69 Turnitin is easy to use69

13. Turnitin on plagiarismScore (Out of 100) Decide on student grades?53 Detect plagiarism in student assignments with more confidence? 74 Foster a better understanding of plagiarism and how to avoid it among students 65 Do you want to use Turnitin in the future?82 Would you recommend this software to your colleagues? 82

14. Visit the full report http://lib.hku.hk/turnitin/2009_full_report_Turnitin @HKU_Survey.pdf http://lib.hku.hk/turnitin/2009_full_report_Turnitin @HKU_Survey.pdf

15. Brief comparison of major plagiarism software in the market

16. Visit: Wiki@HKUL http://kb.lib.hku.hk/wiki/Plagiarism_software http://kb.lib.hku.hk/wiki/Plagiarism_software Category I: Compare documents with one another Category II: Match against the Web Only Category III: Match against the Web + Proprietary Databases and/or Student Database

18. Turnitin should continue to be made available to users campus-wide. The Libraries should continue support ing the use of Turnitin at HKU, including holding training sessions, answering enquiries, providing administrative support and conducting evaluation. Periodic reviews should continue every two years to monitor its use.