FIL Newsletter Issue 41

Aston

Don't lend

Bath

Don't lend

Birkbeck

Lend

Do not hold taught Masters

Birmingham

May lend

Do not hold taught Masters. Will lend

Yes

Bradford

Lend

Lend

10p per sheet plus P&P

Bristol

Pre-1978 theses may not be on OPAC Will lend any thesis not already available from BLDSC.

MLitts - should have all. MA and MSc - selective. Will lend

If not at BLDSC -  microfiche for  a minimum of £22 plus VAT and handling charge.

Brunel

Don't lend

Don't lend

£60 per thesis

Cambridge

Doctor of Philosophy dissertations held from 1921. From 1970 are on OPAC; earlier dissertations are on the card catalogue in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Never lend. Most PhD theses since 1969/70 are available on microfilm from BLDSC.

Higher degrees, including MPhil, MSc, and Master of Letters are held in the University Library. Dissertations from 1970 are on OPAC; earlier dissertations are on the card catalogue in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Never lend

Only if not available from BLDSC, and with written permission of author. Contact Photography Dept.

Central England

All on OPAC May lend, at discretion of Faculty Librarian

All on OPAC May lend, at discretion of Faculty Librarian

Central Lancashire

Refer to BLDSC, loan considered in exceptional circumstances

Masters theses - held for Research degrees but not for taught courses. Will lend.

Central School of Speech and Drama

Do not award PhDs

Theses not available for loan or copying

City (including Cass Business School)

All on OPAC. Do not lend

MPhil theses are on OPAC; will copy for loan

MBA theses and MSc theses from the Cass Business School are not available. Information Science MScs are in the OPAC and are available as for MPhils All other MScs have to be consulted in the appropriate department and are not for loan.

20p per page plus £5 P&P

Cranfield

All on OPAC, except for restricted theses. Will lend

All on OPAC, except for restricted theses. Will lend

£95 for a PhD, £70 for a MSc

Durham

1972-77 at BLDSC; After 1977 most are available on microfilm from BLDSC. If have been filmed are not normally lent.

Unfilmed theses  are normally lent.

Main Library holds all MEd, MA, MPhil and MSc by research, but not from taught courses, except for Geology and Linguistics, which are held in the Library.

Will lend.

12p per sheet

East Anglia

Never lend Refer to BLDSC

Most are held in the Schools not in the library

Essex

Refer to BLDSC first, but may lend

Most LLM, MPhil, some other Masters held May lend

£40 per thesis

Exeter

All on OPAC May consider loan in exceptional circumstances

All MPhil, some MA

If not available from BLDSC -

 20 p per page plus p&p

Gloucestershire

Will lend

Will lend

Hull

May lend

Keele

Pre-1988 not on OPAC. Will lend if not already filmed by BLDSC

Pre-1988 not on OPAC. Will lend.

Kent at Canterbury

Do not lend

Lancaster

Never lend

MBAs generally not held. Holdings of Masters theses incomplete. Will usually lend

10 p per sheet plus postage

Leeds

All on OPAC. May consider loan, but prefer readers to use BLDSC copy

Most masters theses are held in departments not in library This the library does have are on OPAC and may be available for loan.

£35 for first 300 pages, £5 for every additional 50 pages, plus P&P

Leeds Metropolitan

May lend

May lend

Leicester

If available from BLDSC, do not normally lend. If has not been filmed, will lend second copy if held. BLDSC does not have 1992-2002 on film.

Not comprehensive but will lend if have a second copy

With author's permission. Prices on application.

Liverpool John Moores

Do not lend or copy if available from BLDSC. May lend if not already filmed.

Not comprehensive, but may lend at discretion of Subject Information Officer.

No

Liverpool

Do not lend or copy if available from BLDSC.

Available for loan, but do not have comprehensive collection

Microfilm only - no photocopies

London

College copies of theses are not available for loan.

Senate House (LO/U-1) will lend hard copies of theses in its collection. PhD theses awarded up to 1975 are only available from Senate House

Complete run of MPhils and MDs at Senate House, and MAs and MScs until 1968. These are available for loan from Senate House. College copies of theses are not available for loan.

Loughborough

All on OPAC. Do not lend

Have MPhils but not MA or MSc theses, but not for loan

£45 for a photocopy

Manchester (UMIST)

May lend

Manchester

Will lend

Available for loan, but do not have comprehensive collection

Prices on application

Manchester Business School

May lend

Manchester Metropolitan

All on OPAC. Will lend

Masters retained for 5 years and then stock is edited Will lend

No

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Do not normally lend

Have most MPhil, MD, MEd but not MA or MSc

Northumbria

Will lend

Some held, and will lend

No

Nottingham Trent

Will lend

Sometimes lend

No

Nottingham

All on OPAC. Refer to BLDSC, but will lend if microfilm not acceptable.

Some in department not in Library. Those in library are on OPAC and available for loan

Open University

Refer to BLDSC, but will lend if microfilm not acceptable.

Will lend

No

Oxford Brookes

All on OPAC. Refer to BLDSC, but will lend if microfilm not acceptable.

Some in department not in Library. Those in library are on OPAC and available for loan

Yes

Oxford - Bodleian

Post-1971 DPhil theses are mostly on film from BLDSC and hard copies not normally lent Pre-1971 D.Phil theses - loans permitted providing thesis in good condition

M.Litt, B.Litt, B.D., M.Phil, B.Phil – loans permitted providing thesis is in good condition. MA and MSc theses are NOT in the Bodleian They are usually held by the individual colleges.

Oxford – Radcliffe

Post-1971 theses available on film from BLDSC and not normally lent. However, an exception may be made for Geology, where coloured maps do not reproduce adequately May be extra charge to cover postage.

Some Masters theses held.

12p per page plus handling, postage and VAT

Plymouth

Refer to BLDSC – will not normally lend

Will normally lend

No

Portsmouth

Refer to BLDSC- do not normally lend

Reading

Will lend up to 1976. 1976- refer to BLDSC

Not held at University Library but will lend if available from the Department

Pre-1976 – 10p per sheet plus P&P More recent – referred to BLDSC

Salford

All on OPAC. Will lend, double normal loan charge.

Masters by research should be on OPAC Taught Masters generally not in library. Will lend, charge two BL numbers

Refer to BLDSC

Sheffield Hallam

Prefer not to lend or copy if thesis has already been filmed, but will consider loan.

Depends on department. If in library, is on OPAC and available for loan.

Sheffield

Prefer not to lend or copy if thesis has already been filmed.

South Bank

Will lend

Some held, from 2000 onwards in digitised form.

Southampton

Hartley Library -  do not lend pre-1975; 1975-94 lend; 1995- lend wherever possible

National Oceanographic Library – not lent

Winchester School of Art – not lent

St George’s Medical School

Reference only

Sunderland

Will lend if not already filmed at BLDSC, or if contain material which has not microfilmed well

Do not hold all Masters, but those held are all on OPAC & available for loan

Possible

Surrey

All on OPAC Will lend theses provided not in demand and not restricted

Hold for last 8 years plus current year; all on OPAC. Will lend theses provided not in demand and not restricted

Prices vary – around £20 for a Masters and £50 for a PhD for UK libraries

Sussex

All on OPAC. Not available for loan

Only those MA theses which have gained a distinction are kept in the library, but all these are on OPAC. Are available for loan

PhD requests all passed to BLDSC. MA theses – 10p per sheet plus postage

Teesside

All are on OPAC and available for loan

All are on OPAC and available for loan

Prices on application

Warwick

On OPAC. If have two copies, may lend one. Otherwise will not normally lend if the thesis has already been filmed at BLDSC

Masters thesis are not in University Library, but may be available from individual departments

Generally not

West of England, Bristol

All on OPAC. Not for loan

Some masters are in library; on OPAC not for loan

Wolverhampton

All those in stock are on OPAC. Do not lend

Only a few in stock

Refer to BLDSC

York

All York PhDs are in OPAC. Do not lend

All MPhil and MSW held, some MA & MSc. Will lend.

Provided not restricted, at coat plus postage

Scotland

Aberdeen

All on OPAC (series keyword search: Aberdeen University thesis). Refer to BLDSC initially, but do lend.

All research masters are on OPAC; taught masters are in department and not on OPAC.

10 p per sheet; colour plates approx £1. Plus handling (£3) and postage

Abertay

All on OPAC. Prefer readers to use BLDSC filmed copies where available.

All on OPAC. Will lend all other projects and theses

No

Dundee

Will lend provided library has a second copy

Will lend provided library has a second copy

10 p per sheet plus £3.75 admin and postage

Edinburgh

Will lend if library has a second copy

Does not hold

15p per page plus VAT

Glasgow

All on OPAC. Will lend if have a second copy. Do not lend if available from BLDSC.

Yes

Glasgow Caledonian

All on OPAC. Will lend.

All on OPAC. Will lend

No

Heriot-Watt

All on OPAC. Refer to BLDSC, but may lend if have 2^nd copy.

Most masters held and are on OPAC. May lend.

£35

Napier

On OPAC. Refer to BLDSC but may lend if hard copy essential.

Some held and are on OPAC. Generally lend.

No

Robert Gordon

All on OPAC. Loans are at discretion of the Subject Librarian

Not comprehensive, but those that are held are on OPAC. . Loans are at discretion of the Subject Librarian

No

St. Andrews

Pre-1982 not on OPAC. Will lend but require TDF in advance

Pre-1982 not on OPAC. Will lend but require TDF in advance

Stirling

All on OPAC

All theses submitted for research degrees

Strathclyde

Will lend provided library has a second copy

Will lend provided library has a second copy

12 p per page plus handling postage and VAT

Wales

Aberystwyth, University of Wales

Will lend

All research theses; plus all Masters’ on a Welsh topic; plus all Masters’ awarded a distinction.

Will lend

Bangor, University of Wales

All on OPAC Refer to BLDSC if have been filmed, but will consider requests for loan in special cases Return by Royal Mail Special Delivery.

Should be comprehensive. All on OPAC. Will lend, but must be returned by Royal Mail Special Delivery.

Do not copy, but National Library of Wales will supply copies of Bangor theses in their stock.

Cardiff, University of Wales

All post-1950 holdings are on OPAC and may be available for loan

All post-1950 holdings are on OPAC and may be available for loan

10 p per sheet

Lampeter, University of Wales

Most are on OPAC; however theses written in Arabic are not. Will lend.

Most are on OPAC; however theses written in Arabic are not. Will lend.

Under review – currently 10 p per sheet plus postage

Swansea Institute of Higher Education

Never lend

Swansea, University of Wales

Should hold all; will lend

Should hold all; will lend

Prices on application

Northern Ireland

Queen’s University Belfast

Will lend

Do not hold all Masters, but will lend what they have

For overseas libraries only

Ulster, Coleraine

All on OPAC. Do not lend

All on OPAC. Lent for one month.

5p per sheet plus postage