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S19-06-Docol©c

Software Profile | Description | Pros & Cons | Coverage results | Usability results | Screenshots

Software Profile

NumberS19-06
ProductDocol©c
CompanyAddress:
Docoloc UG & Co. KG
Methfesselstraße 2
38106 Braunschweig
Germany
Email: info@docoloc.de
Phone: +49 531 3495570
Web-Sitehttps://www.docoloc.de/
Software-TypeOnline
Costs
(04.05.2020.)
5 000 pages/year 330.00 €/year
10 000 pages/year 648.00 €/year
50 000 pages/year 2604.00 €/year
100 000 pages/year 4320.00 €/year
200 000 pages/year 7200.00 €/year
Test DateNovember 2018 – November 2019

Description

Docol©c describes itself as a system for finding “similarities between text documents on the Internet” (Docol©c, 2019). It is intended for institutional use and focuses on German-speaking countries. According to the company, the system is used by more than 300 educational institutions in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, plus around 20 universities worldwide and is integrated into the conference systems EDAS and OpenConf. Docol©c is operated by a private company, Docoloc UG (haftungsbeschränkt) & Co KG, based in Germany. It was developed in the years 2004-2005 at the University of Braunschweig— intended for personal use only. In 2006, it became available commercially. It uses MS Bing services to crawl the web and enables its customers to connect and browse their own databases. The license costs depend on the number of pages to be scanned per year and per institution.

Pros & Cons

  • Docol©c system found some similarities in translated text from English to German language.
  • This system has low results in finding similarities in paraphrased multi source documents in all tested languages.
  • It has low results for finding similarities in documents with texts from online articles in Czech, Slovak and Turkish languages.

Coverage results

Single source

Multi source

Usability results

Workflow process usability

  • Can upload and test multiple documents together
  • Auto-fill metadata for documents
  • The system uses original file names for report
  • There are no word limit for the testing document
  • The system display text in the chosen language only
  • The system can process large documents (for example, a bachelor thesis)

Result presentation usability

  • Reports are downloadable
  • Results are saved in the user’s account and can be reviewed afterwards
  • Matched passages are highlighted in the online report
  • Matched passages are highlighted in the downloaded report (offline)
  • Evidence of similarity is demonstrated side-by-side with the source in the online report
  • Evidence of similarity is demonstrated side-by-side with the source in the downloaded report
  • Document formatting is not changed in the report
  • Document page numbers are shown in the report
  • The report is not spoiled by false positives

Other usability aspects

  • System costs are clearly stated in the system homepage
  • Information about a free system trial version is advertised on the web-page
  • The system can be integrated as an API to a learning management system
  • The system can be integrated with the Moodle platform
  • The system provides call support
  • The call support is provided in English
  • English is properly used on the website and reports
  • There are no external advertisements

Screenshots

References

Docol©c. (2019). Docol©c – Quick Guide. Retrieved from https://www.docoloc.de/plagiat_anleitung.hhtml

Company Statement

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