Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library : Senior Thesis Template



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Senior Thesis 2013 Information

As announced in September 2012, the Mudd Manuscript Library will accept Class of 2013 senior theses in digital format (PDF files) rather than in unbound paper copies.

The primary purpose of this change is to improve access to the collection for undergraduates who use the theses (at a rate of about 1,000 per year) to explore topics, find sources and develop research methodologies for their own theses. More details can be found on our related blog post.

Information for Academic Departments

Below you will find information for academic departments regarding submission of senior theses to the Mudd Library. Information will be updated throughout winter/spring 2013.

Recommendations for Collecting Senior Thesis PDFs from Students

Training Sessions for Uploading and Entering Data in DataSpace

Deadlines

Recommendations for Collecting Senior Thesis PDFs from Students:

You are free to collect PDFs from students in whichever manner you choose; however, here are a few ideas that might be helpful:

Collect PDFs from students by email. Create a dedicated folder in your Inbox to store them.

If you are expecting to receive a large number of emails submissions, you may want to set up a “Rule” in Outlook whereby all emails with a specific set of text in the subject line (e.g. Senior Thesis Submission) will automatically funnel into a dedicated folder in your Inbox as they arrive. This will reduce clutter in your Inbox, and store the emails in a single location.

Ask students to name their PDF files in a standard format: last name_first name; e.g. “smith_jane.pdf”. This naming convention will be helpful for locating names within the folder, and for alphabetizing the list of PDFs in the folder stored on your computer.

Please note: PDFs will eventually need to be saved in a folder on your computer (Desktop or in My Documents) for uploading to DataSpace.

If you have questions about these or other options for collection senior thesis PDFs, please contact Dan Santamaria (dsantam@princeton.edu; 8-5161).

Training Sessions for Uploading and Entering Data in DataSpace

Several one-hour training sessions will be held in March to familiarize you with the DataSpace system (it is only necessary to attend one session). Dates and times will be announced in January. Training videos will also be circulated by email in February.

Deadlines

Please send the netid of the individual in your department that will be submitting the theses to DataSpace to Lynn Durgin (ldurgin@princeton.edu) by February 7, 2013.

Please complete your submission of theses in DataSpace by July 15, 2013. Please send an email to Lynn Durgin (ldurgin@princeton.edu) when you have completed your thesis uploading.