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Frequently asked questions

I forgot my password for AIPS.

To log into DKUM, use your UM digital identity. Follow the instructions on the link.

How do I get a UDC for my final thesis?

You can get the UDC (Universal Decimal Classification) only in the faculty library. Check your library or faculty websites on when the working hours are and what information you have to provide to get an UDC.

Where are the final thesis submission instructions?

Documentation is built in into web pages of DKUM itself. Besides the instructions on the pages there is also the Pomoč icon, present on most pages with additional information. This icon is positioned on the far-right side of the page main title on beside certain input fields. Clicking this icon opens a document in a pop-up window that some web browsers prevent. Set up your browser to allow pop-up windows to open for the DKUM domain.

My thesis is not yet published. Is there something wrong?

After you submit your thesis into DKUM, it must be processed by the student office and by the faculty library. Both can take some time, especially at the end and at the beginning of the study year, since this is the time, most students submit their theses. Publication of your work may take several months to complete.

How can I get my thesis removed from DKUM?

Permanent removal of your thesis is not possible. You can get a short delay (embargo) before publishing but only with a well-defined reason, like to maintain competitive advantage of a company, intellectual rights protection, protection of trade secrets and trade clients. Embargo can last up to three years. Please consult your student office about this.

My thesis has a mistake that I want to fix. I want to replace the thesis PDF file, but I cannot edit the record in DKUM anymore.

If your thesis is not published yet, then go to student office and request your thesis to be unlocked. If your thesis is published, changes to thesis are no longer possible.

How long does it take to get the similar content detection report?

Similar content detection report can take several minutes to complete. Processing time depends on the file size and the number of concurrent requests in processing, which is high at the end of study year. You can check your report status on the page where your requested it. After the report is completed, you and your mentor will get an email with the report. If the report is not completed in less than three hours, something is wrong, and you should contact the DKUM support.

Link to the similar content detection report says that the report is no longer available!

If you replace or delete your thesis PDF file, then the report is also deleted, and the link becomes invalid. The link also becomes invalid if your thesis is published. If you need a new report, you will have to request a new one, if that option is still available to you.

Similar content detection report display similarity percentages. At what percentages is a work considered to be plagiarized?

Such percentage does not exist. Percentages only tell how much text from one document is in the other document. Let's look at some examples of why percentage alone cannot determine plagiarism:

  • let's say we have a document with 10% similarity. If our document has 20 pages, then we have 2 similar pages at most. If our document has 200 pages, we have 20 similar pages. The second example is more likely to be plagiarism than the first example, although the percentage is the same;
  • let's say we have a 100-page document of completely original text in which we claim that the famous equation E=mc2 is our work. Similarity percentage is almost 0%, but we stole an idea, so it is plagiarism. On the other hand, we may have a document discussing laws, where articles and paragraphs of a law are quoted and discussed. Such document may have 50% similarity, but is not a plagiarism (if properly cited);
  • it is also important how the similarity is distributed in our text. 10% similarity could come from several separated and unconnected parts of text, or it could come from a single block of text from one location in text. The second example is more likely plagiarism (or a missing citation), although the percentage is the same.

Percentage is just a value used for sorting the list of similar documents in a way, that most similar works are at the top. It is still in the hands of people (your mentor) to determine, whether a document is plagiarized or not. That is why the similar content detection website has interactive ways to look at similar parts of text, where they come from and how much of it is. This way it can be decided, whether it is a missing citation, similarity by random chance or someone actually copied some text.

I have send an email to DKUM support, how long will it take to get a response?

Emails are answered over work week between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. On weekends and holidays email is not answered.

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Document upload for employees

Employees of the University of Maribor can upload their work into DKUM. To do this, you need to log into DKUM using the ArnesAAI authentication system. Use your UM identity credentials when asked for username and password. After successful login choose the "Employee's work upload" and follow the instructions on each page.

As an authenticated user you can edit your user profile and add links to your profiles in other web repositories or data collections, like COBISS, ARRS, GoogleScholar, ResearchGate etc. Any link you add is shown on personal bibliography under mentor statistics.

Policies

Metadata Policy

for information describing items in the repository
  1. Access to some or all of the metadata is controlled.
  2. The metadata may be re-used in any medium without prior permission for not-for-profit purposes provided:
    • the OAI Identifier or a link to the original metadata record are given
    • DKUM (Digital library of University of Maribor) is mentioned

Data Policy

for full-text and other full data items
  1. Access to some or all full items is controlled.
  2. Copies of full items generally can be:
    • displayed or performed in any format or medium
    • for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge, provided:
      • the authors, title and full bibliographic details are given
      • a hyperlink and/or URL are given for the original metadata page
      • the original copyright statement is given
      • the original rights permission statement is given
      • the content is not changed in any way
    • Full items must not be harvested by robots except transiently for full-text indexing or citation analysis
    • Full items must not be sold commercially in any format or medium without formal permission of the copyright holders.
    • Some full items are individually tagged with different rights permissions and conditions.

Content Policy

for types of document & data set held
  1. This is an institutional or departmental repository.
  2. DKUM (Digital library of University of Maribor) holds all types of materials.
  3. Deposited items may include:
    • submitted versions (as sent to journals for peer-review)
    • accepted versions (author's final peer-reviewed drafts)
    • published versions (publisher-created files)
  4. Items are individually tagged with:
    • their version type and date.
    • their peer-review status.
    • their publication status.
  5. Principal Languages: English; Slovenian; German; Croatian; Hungarian

Submission Policy

concerning depositors, quality & copyright
  1. Items may only be deposited by accredited members, academic staff, registered students, and employees of the institution
  2. Authors may only submit their own work for archiving.
  3. Eligible depositors must deposit bibliographic metadata for all their publications.
  4. Eligible depositors must deposit full texts of all their publications, although they may delay making them publicly visible to comply with publishers' embargos.
  5. The administrator only vets items for the eligibility of authors/depositors, relevance to the scope of DKUM (Digital library of University of Maribor), and valid layout & format
  6. The validity and authenticity of the content of submissions is checked by internal subject specialists.
  7. Items can be deposited at any time, but will not be made publicly visible until any publishers' or funders' embargo period has expired.
  8. Any copyright violations are entirely the responsibility of the authors/depositors.
  9. If DKUM (Digital library of University of Maribor) receives proof of copyright violation, the relevant item will be removed immediately.

Preservation Policy

  1. Items will be retained for at least 20 years from the date of deposition.
  2. No functional specification policy has been defined.
  3. DKUM (Digital library of University of Maribor) regularly backs up its files according to current best practice.
  4. The original bit stream is retained for all items, in addition to any upgraded formats.
  5. Items may be removed at the request of the author/copyright holder, but this is strongly discouraged.
  6. Acceptable reasons for withdrawal include:
    • Journal publishers' rules
    • Proven copyright violation or plagiarism
    • Legal requirements and proven violations
    • National Security
    • Falsified research
  7. Withdrawn items are deleted entirely from the database.
  8. Withdrawn items' identifiers/URLs are not retained.
  9. If necessary, an updated version may be deposited.
    • The earlier version may be withdrawn from public view.
  10. In the event of DKUM (Digital library of University of Maribor) being closed down, the database will be transferred to another appropriate archive.

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UM libraries

Library information system of University of Maribor (LISUM) is comprised of

and 11 faculty libraries:

LISUM has several roles:

  • It's organizational role is connecting University library Maribor with faculty libraries through professional referents,
  • it's informational role is providing access to information and resources,
  • it's pedagogical role is educating users,
  • it's bibliographical role is management of bibliographies of university professors and researchers and
  • it's archiving role is to provide security and protection of it's resources.

With connecting University library Maribor and faculty libraries through selection and purchases of resources, informational activities, creation of bibliographies of professors and researchers, unified informational system, unified database of users which have only one library card that is valid in all library systems and similar user educational programmes LISUM created a modern model in which all libraries in university are functionally interconnected.

  1. Proquest Dissertations and Theses
  2. Welcome to the Digital library of University of Maribor
  3. Upload document for students
  4. Introduction