Monmouth University thesis collection : Master of Arts in History program
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate History program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts degree.
During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations Publishing website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.
Dates
- Creation: 1996 - 2022
Creator
- Monmouth University (West Long Branch, N.J.). Department of History and Anthropology (Responsible party, Organization)
Language of Materials
Unless noted otherwise at the resource component level, the language of the collection materials is English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.
Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.
Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.
Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.
Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.
Conditions Governing Use
All analog collection holdings are limited to library use only.
Researchers seeking to photocopy collection materials must complete an Application to Photocopy Form.
In some cases, photocopying of collection materials may be performed by the Monmouth University Library staff.
The Monmouth University Library reserves the right to limit or refuse duplication requests subject to the condition of collection materials and/or restrictions imposed by the collection creators or by the United States Copyright Act.
Permission to examine, or copy, collection materials does not imply permission to publish or quote. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain such permissions from both the copyright holder and Monmouth University.
Extent
5.50 Linear Feet (82 monographs) : textual materials ; 8.5 x 11.0 x 66.0 inches.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by the last names of the theses authors.
Accruals
The Monmouth University Library periodically adds to this collection.
Cataloging Information
Bibliographic records for individual theses comprising the collection have been entered in the Monmouth University Library Online Public Access Catalog.
Processing Information
The collection was initially processed by the Monmouth University Library during the 2008-2009 academic year.
The first machine-readable finding aid for the collection was written and encoded in October 2009 using the Archivists' Toolkit™ version 2.0 open source data management system.
The descriptive standard employed for the current finding aid is Describing Archives: A Content Standard.
- Title
- Inventory of the Monmouth University thesis collection :
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- Master of Arts in History program, 1996-2022
- Author
- Chris Ellwood
- Date
- 2009 September
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2023 April: Machine-readable finding aid previously updated and revised for release with ArchivesSpace version 3.0.1 was updated and revised for release with ArchivesSpace version 3.3.1.
Repository Details
Part of the Monmouth University Library Archives Repository
Monmouth University Library
400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch New Jersey 07764 United States
732-923-4526