Es jūtu, ka pārsvarā tiek mēģināts salīdzināt studenta diplomdarbu ar Rubeņa izdoto grāmatu. Manuprāt, ir jāņem vērā arī atšķirības. Ir vērts izlasīt arī šo fragmentu no EN Vikipēdijas:

For example, the American Historical Association's "Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct" (2005) regarding textbooks and reference books states that, since textbooks and encyclopedias are summaries of other scholars' work, they are not bound by the same exacting standards of attribution as original research and may be allowed a greater "extent of dependence" on other works.[27] However, even such a book does not make use of words, phrases, or paragraphs from another text or follow too closely the other text's arrangement and organization, and the authors of such texts are also expected to "acknowledge the sources of recent or distinctive findings and interpretations, those not yet a part of the common understanding of the profession."[27]

Nezinu vai šīs nianses ir pietiekamas, lai Rubeni attaisnotu, bet tas nav tik vienkārši, kā pirmajā mirklī varētu likties.