“Turnitin is a Web-based service designed to help identify and prevent instances of plagiarism. Turnitin can compare a submitted document against literally billions of other documents from sources like the Internet, proprietary databases, and other submitted documents. When a paper is submitted to Turnitin.com it is fingerprinted using proprietary digital algorithms, and the fingerprint is then compared to the other fingerprints in the Turnitin database. In a few moments, the result is an Originality Report, which identifies any portions of the submitted work that appear in other documents. Links to the original source are clearly displayed and the matching sections are highlighted and color coded.”
Retrieved verbatim on August 4, 2005, from e-learning support services, University of Florida Web site at
http://lss.at.ufl.edu/services/turnitin/
First, try this link.
http://lss.at.ufl.edu/services/turnitin/form.html
If that doesn't get you to the Turnitin link, then follow these steps
1) go to regular UF website at: http://www.ufl.edu/
2) type in UF search box: turnitin
3) Click on TurnItIn@UF Redirect (3rd choice down) and give it a minute to "redirect" you to the next site.
4) On the left-hand menu, see “Using Turnitin ‘, and click on “How to Get Turnitin.”
5) Follow the directions to create an account.