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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 08:18:09 -0500
From: "Marcia Trauernicht (716) 475-7292"
<TRAUERNICHT.MS@A1.ISC.RIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Binding of Dissertations and Theses (Joe Edelen)
At the Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY), students
completing Master's and Doctoral theses are required to submit one copy to
the library. The library pays for the binding of that copy. Additional
copies can also be bound at the same time, but the student and/or college
dept. must pay for those additional copies. (Many departments require
departmental copies, but only a few actually pay for the binding of the
copies. I believe that the student pays all photocopying expenses.)
Each department has its own thesis guidelines (which vary), but the
library has been the informal "control" center for the campus. (There is
no Graduate Office at RIT.)
Marcia Trauernicht
Wallace Library
mstwml@rit.edu
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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 09:41:53 -0400
From: Mark C Bartlett <bartlett@TUNS.CA>
Subject: Re: Binding of Dissertations and Theses (Joe Edelen)
> My question is: in libraries where a student writes a Master's or
> Doctoral thesis/dissertation to fulfill a degree requirement and then is
> often/usually/always required to submit 1 or 2 (in our case 2) copies of
> that document to the library for its collection, is the student required
> to pay for the binding of these copies, do they pay for them only on the
> Ph.D. level, neither level, does the graduate school pay for them
Our students (both Masters and PhDs pay a $75 flat fee that covers:
1 bound copy for the library collection; 1 copy for the department's
collection; 1 for the student; and 1 copy for microfiche reproduction
in the Canadian Theses Service. The $75 is not a 'let's make a profit'
measure in our Library; it just covers the cost of the 3 bound
and 1 mfiche copies.
After looking at the costs per year recently, we realized that the
$8000 dollars the Library was shelling out for theses was better
put towards new books and journal resubscriptions. That's when we
changed the policy and asked the student to pay -- which so far
has not caused any complaints.
> secondly, in your institution where is the lead taken with regard to
> binding and UMI microfilming of a dissertation: the Graduate School,
> Library, or other?
The Graduate School simply forwards all unbound theses to our Library.
We check them for accurate page numbers, contents, signatures, etc.,
and send the 3 copies for binding and 1 mfiche copy to the Canadian
Theses Service.
Hope this helps, Joe
Mark Bartlett mark.bartlett@dal.ca
Librarian, Head of Technical Services
DalTech Library
Dalhousie University - DalTech
Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3J 2X4
PH: 902.420.7562 FAX: 902.420.7831
"Strike the hammer while the iron is hot" -- Bob Marley
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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 07:47:13 -0500
From: SKWORJ@GBMS01.UWGB.EDU
Subject: Re: Binding of Dissertations and Theses (Joe Edelen)
All graduate students pay for the binding of their theses here. The
library keeps two copies; they may also order personal copies for
themselves at the same rate ($7 each).
Jeanette Skwor
Cofrin Library
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 07:47:46 -0600
From: Janie Branham <jbranham@SELU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Binding of Dissertations and Theses (Joe Edelen)
Good Morning!
Here at SLU graduate students must pay for the binding of the thesis,
although the charge is less than what the Library actually pays the
bindery. The Library adds one copy of the thesis to the collection and the
Thesis Committee requires one to three copies for departmenal collections.
Since students generally want at least one copy bound for themselves, they
may submit up to seven copies. If the Thesis Committee requires additional
copies, we have allowed the student to bind additional copies. In all
cases the student is responsible for binding costs.
Hope this helps.
Janie
Janie Branham
Serials Librarian
Sims Memorial Library
Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU 896
Hammond, LA 70402
Office Phone: (504) 549-2186
(Fax): (504) 549-3995
Email: jbranham@selu.edu
