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) |
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