Library Policy #27: Bachelor's Essays and Theses Policy
0.0 CONTENTS
1.0 Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to establish the responsibilities and procedures for the Library acquiring and preserving copies of the College's bachelor's essays and theses. The Library attempts to collect and preserve all significant documents produced at the College of Charleston.
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2.0 Definitions
These are formal treatises written by candidates for advanced degrees and approved by the appropriate academic department. Bachelor's essays are papers written by undergraduates either enrolled in the Honors Program or approved by the appropriate faculty member.
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3.0 Responsibilities
3.1 Each department and school at the College of Charleston will send at least two copies of each thesis and one copy of each bachelor's essay to the Library's Collection Development Department.
3.2 The Collection Development Department will have each thesis bound and bill the Graduate School for the cost of binding. The Library will absorb the cost of the binding of bachelor's essays.
3.3 Each item will be cataloged by the Cataloging Department and entered into the Library's online catalog.
3.4 One copy of each item will be placed in the Library's Special Collections Department for archival purposes. A second copy of theses will be placed in the Library's circulating collection.
3.5 Three copies of theses from the graduate program in Marine Biology will be sent to the Library; the additional copy will be bound and cataloged for the Marine Resources Library.
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Drafted: Robert Neville December 16, 1992
Approved: Administrative Group March 11, 1993
Reviewed: Librarians March 18, 1993
Approved: Dean of Libraries March 18, 1993
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