Binding of Dissertations and Theses (4 messages) Marcia Tuttle 05 Nov 1997 14:29 UTC
(1)---------- 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 (2)---------- 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 (3)---------- 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 (4)---------- 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