Re: Scanning dissertations

Richard Sweeney (mailto:rsweeney@PHOTON.POLY.EDU)
Mon, 7 Nov 1994 17:05:48 -0400

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Date:         Mon, 7 Nov 1994 17:05:48 -0400
From: Richard Sweeney <mailto:rsweeney@PHOTON.POLY.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Scanning dissertations
To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB

I wonder if you would be willing to please send me the replies to your
inquiry since this is of interst to me as well.  Thanks,   Rich

>We have a tremendous backlog of doctoral and masters dissertations that need
>to be filmed. However, perhaps there is a better way than microfiching, such as
>scanning. Has anyone done this, and if so, in what form are they used? Do
>agencies such as UMI and the National Library of Canada accept electronically
>scanned dissertations? Please reply to me rather than to the list. Thanks.
> Mary F. Williamson, Fine Arts Bibliographer
> Room 205C Scott Library, York University
> North York, Ont. M3J 1P3; e-mail: mailto:MARYFW@vm2.yorku.ca
> (416) 736-2100 ext. 33526; FAX: (416) 736-5838
>
>
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