An exploration of changing dissertation requirements and library services to support them

Bonnie L. Fong

doi:https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2017.0008

An exploration of changing dissertation requirements and library services to support them

Bonnie L. Fong

Dana Library - Nwk

Rutgers, The State University

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To more fully support PhD students, librarians must be mindful of and responsive to changing dissertation requirements. Based on input obtained through an online questionnaire from directors of chemistry, political science, and English doctoral programs and from details on department websites, this paper examines what alternate forms of dissertations are increasingly acceptable in the different disciplines. Article-style dissertations are often routine in the sciences and growing in acceptance in the social sciences, so training related to the publishing process would be helpful. The humanities stand at the forefront of recognizing digital and Web-based dissertations, so training related to the digital humanities might also be suitable.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	129-144
Number of pages	16
Journal	Portal
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2017.0008
State	Published - Jan 2017

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