DOME COLLECTIONS | Institute Archives & Special Collections |
COLLECTION | Theses |
Content | Over 110,000 Ph.D and Masters theses (also some Bachelors) |
Size | 110,000 theses of which 90,000 theses remain to be digitzed. Approx. 20,000 exist in digital form in DSpace@MIT. All theses submitted since 2004 (approx. 1500/yr) have been scanned (superceding microfilming) |
Age | 1870s-2005 |
Source | Stored at HD |
Rights | Most MIT owned; some author owned |
Anticipated Audience | faculty, staff, DLCs, greater research community |
Benefits | On-line access to some of MIT's most important research |
Format Risk | minimal |
Format | Most likely scan from original bound paper theses rather than microfiche (this is current Doc. Services practice); handwritten prior to early 1900s |
Metadata | Almost all theses have been cataloged and records exist in Barton; will need to edit records and provide technical metadata |
Funding | ? |
Other Comments | Will need to figure out link to current scanning practices and procedures. How will link to current PETE (E-theses project) |