Several people asked for the results of the survey I conducted on the
use of dissertations. I have ignored responses about research theses as
I think most of us keep these indefinitely so these are the results for
undergraduate and masters dissertations.
1) Which dissertations are kept?
8 keep all dissertations
5 keep only masters level
4 keep none
A few only keep dissertations from selected schools - one keeps only 2
or 3 exemplar dissertations and cited schools' concerns about plagiarism
as a reason
2) How many years are kept?
7 keep indefinitely
3 for 5 years
3 for 3 years
1 keeps masters indefinitely and UG for 5 years
1 keeps masters for 10 years and UG for 5 years
1 keeps for 5 years but keeps 1sts indefinitely
3) What level of dissertations is kept?
6 keep all dissertations
1 keeps 1sts and masters over 65%
1 keeps distinctions only
1 keeps C- and above
3 keep 2i and above
1 keeps 2ii and above
2 keep 60% and above
4) Is the level indicated in any way?
13 said no
1 said they indicate 1sts and distinctions
Robert Elves
Business Information Specialist
Kingston Hill LRC
Kingston University
020 8547 7653 or Ext 65653
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