Fytton Rowland writes
> Thomas, are you suggesting that PhD students should not have to pay the
> printing and binding costs of their theses?
Yes.
> That the University should print and bind the thesis for the student
> free of charge?
Theses have been bound and printed to make them accessible and
preserve them. If universities think that this is still necessary,
they should do it on behalf of the student.
> Or, more sensibly, that the University should stop requiring printed
> theses and allow submission in electronic form -- on a CD-ROM, if
> they wish to avoid any subsequent changes to the thesis?
Universities should preserve the students' works, because students
don't have the lifespan to take on that task. This is a principle
that should be medium-independent.
Cheers,
Thomas Krichel mailto:krichel_at_openlib.org
http://openlib.org/home/krichel
RePEc:per:1965-06-05:thomas_krichel
Received on Mon Jul 22 2002 - 18:05:33 BST