New folder creation User

To create a new folder, log in to DrillBit, navigate to "My Folder" in the left sidebar, and click the "+" icon at the bottom of the page.

New Folder Creation

To create a new folder, log in to DrillBit, navigate to ‘My Folder’ in the left sidebar, and click the "+" icon at the bottom of the page.

When creating a new folder, the following information will be requested:

Enter Folder Name *: Enter the name you’d like to assign to the new folder in this field.

Folder Settings

You will be presented with several Yes/No toggle options to customize the folder settings based on your needs:

1. Exclude Reference / Bibliography: Toggle this option to Yes if you want to exclude references and bibliographic material from the plagiarism check. This prevents non- original text, such as citations, from being flagged.
2. Exclude Quotes: If toggled to Yes, quoted material will be excluded from the plagiarism check. This is useful for ensuring that properly cited quotes are not mistakenly flagged as plagiarized content.

3. Exclude Small Sources: When the 'Exclude Small Sources' option is enabled during folder creation, users can specify a word count to exclude matched sources below a certain size from the report. The minimum value is 1, with a standard limit of 14 words as per guidelines, and a maximum of 9,999. Any matched sources with words less than or equal to the entered number will be excluded from the report.

   Grammar Check: Enable it to perform a grammar check on all submissions within the folder. This ensures that documents are reviewed not only for plagiarism but also for language quality.

4. Exclude Phrases: When the exclude phrases, option is toggled to 'Yes,' a box will appear where up to 15 phrases, each up to 200 characters long, can be entered. This ensures that commonly used or technical terms are excluded from the similarity check, allowing for more accurate plagiarism detection.

   The excluded phrases are case-sensitive, so make sure to enter them exactly as they appear in the documentation for accurate exclusion from the similarity check.

5. Email Notification: This option lets you choose whether or not to receive email notifications for submissions related to this folder.

Compare Against Databases

At least one of the following comparison options must be selected for the folder creation to proceed. This is necessary for determining what the submitted documents will be checked against.

1. Student Papers: Documents submitted to this folder will be compared against other student papers.

   This ensures that student submissions are checked for originality by cross-referencing previous work submitted to DrillBit.

2. Journals & Publishers:

   If selected, uploaded files will be compared against databases of academic journals and publications. This helps in verifying the originality of scholarly articles, dissertations, and other research papers.

3. Internet or Web:

   Selecting this option will compare the uploaded files against content available on the internet or web. This ensures that documents are checked for similarities with freely available online content, including websites, blogs, and articles.

4. Institution Repository:

   By enabling this option, documents will be compared against your institution's repository of previous submissions. This is useful for checking similarities within your own institution’s database, ensuring that content is not reused or duplicated.

   Once you have configured all necessary settings and selected the appropriate comparison databases, click Submit to finish the folder creation process.