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Dartmouth College Library
Collection Management & Development Program
Collection Development Policy

ARCHIVES: THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

COLLECTION AREA
GENERAL PURPOSE
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE PROGRAM
GENERAL SUBJECT BOUNDARIES
LANGUAGES
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
TYPES OF MATERIALS COLLECTED
FORMAT OF MATERIALS COLLECTED
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND MANUSCRIPTS
OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE
DETAILED SUBJECT AREAS
LEVEL OF COLLECTING INTENSITY
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL
CREATION DATE
REVISION DATE
BIBLIOGRAPHER


COLLECTION AREA
Theses and Dissertations

GENERAL PURPOSE
Theses and dissertations form part of the record of undergraduate academic honors requirements and higher degree requirements.

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE PROGRAM
Undergraduate honors theses are submitted in partial fulfillment of meeting honors requirements. An effort is made to collect undergraduate honors theses; this is accomplished with the assistance of the academic departments. These are cataloged and housed in Special Collections. Masters theses and doctoral dissertations fulfill program requirements. These are presented to the Library, cataloged, given special binding and housed in Special Collections. A second gift copy of each title is shelved in the stack of appropriate libraries in the system.

GENERAL SUBJECT BOUNDARIES
Dartmouth graduate theses are limited by the academic programs offering advanced degrees. The undergraduate honors theses likewise have no subject boundaries.

LANGUAGES
English is the principal language of the collection.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
No geographic area is excluded.

TYPES OF MATERIAL COLLECTED
Theses and dissertations are collected.

FORMAT OF MATERIALS COLLECTED
Usually print. Other formats accepted when a Dartmouth thesis or dissertation is accepted in non-print format.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND MANUSCRIPTS
Theses and dissertations are a part of Special Collections.

OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE
Theses and dissertations are unique.

DETAILED SUBJECT AREAS
All subjects are covered, limited only by thesis or dissertation advisors' approval.

LEVEL OF COLLECTING INTENSITY

Existing strength of collection: 3
Actual current level of collection activity: 3
Desirable level of collecting to meet program needs: 3

Academic departments have no mandate to transfer undergraduate honors theses to the Archives; it is a voluntary program.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL

  1. Dartmouth theses:
    1. Receipt:

      Theses submitted for the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Engineering, Master of Arts and Master of Science are delivered to the Acquisitions Department by the Dean of Graduate Studies office. Those for the degree of Master of Engineering are delivered from the Thayer School office and those for the degree of Master of Arts in Liberal Studies are brought from the MALS office.

      Honors theses submitted for completion of honors work for bachelor's degrees are transferred to the Archives by the accepting academic department or by the individual students.

    2. Cataloging:

      Full LC cataloging is given to both copies of the Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Engineering theses. Location and copy designation for the Special Collection copy is D.C. Hist. cop.2. Location of the other copy depends on subject matter. After cataloging, but before binding, one copy is sent to University Microfilms International for photocopying.

      Masters of Arts, Science and Engineering are given base level descriptive cataloging. Subject headings are supplied. They are not assigned an LC classification number, except in the rare instance of a copy locating in Baker. The Special Collection copy has call number D.C. Hist-Thesis-date. Copies for the associated libraries are assigned Library name-Thesis-Abbreviation of degree designation-Abbreviation of subject-date, e.g., Dana-Thesis-M.S.-Biol.-1986.

      Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies are given base level descriptive cataloging. Subject headings are supplied. The Special Collections copy has call number D.C. Hist-Thesis-date. The second copy is assigned the L.C. classification number for publications of Dartmouth College, the book number is derived from the author's name and the date of publication is added, e.g., LD-1447.7-.B37-1986. They are shelved in Baker. By special request the second copy may be located in an associated library.

      Honors theses for bachelor's degrees created prior to 1990 are given base level descriptive cataloging.Subject headings are supplied. The call number is D.C. History with assigned L.C. classification number. Those created 1990 and after receive minimal catalging: author, title, and department. Subject headings are assigned when local interest indicates a need. They are not assigned an LC classification number. The call number is D.C. Hist-Honors-date.

  2. Theses from other academic institutions:

    Orders are submitted and gifts given to the Acquisitions Department for processing. Most orders are sent to University Microfilms International. On receipt they are treated as any other monograph added to the Library's collection.

Creation Date
August 1986, Diane Seymour (?)

Revision Date
March 1998, Anne Ostendarp

Bibliographer
Anne Ostendarp

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