Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- How can I archive my Master's thesis in UvA Scripties Online?
- Who can use the service?
- Which services are offered by UvA Scripties Online?
- How do bibliographical records about my publications become available in this network?
- What is the difference of UvA Scripties Online with the Catalogue of Master's Theses?
How can I archive my Master's thesis in UvA Scripties Online?
In general, it is policy to submit documents in PDF. For further information on submitting documents, please consult the contact person for your faculty, institute or department. In this phase of UvA Scripties Online, these are:
- Faculty of Economics and Business (contact person: P.A.M.Bosch@uva.nl)
- Faculty of Humanities (contact person: B.Zeeman@uva.nl)
- Faculty of Law (please visit informatiepagina FdR; informatie per afdeling; general questions Scripties Online, e-mail dare@uva.nl)
- Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (contact person: Y.B.Brockotter@uva.nl)
- The Institute for Logic Language and Computation (ILLC) (please visit the MScLogic Graduation page or contact Tanja Kassenaar at gpil@uva.nl)
- Faculty of Science (contact person: meerburg@science.uva.nl)
If your faculty, department or institute is interested in joining UvA Scripties Online, please contact your faculty librarian or dare@uva.nl.
Who can use the service?
Everyone who made a Master's thesis during his study at the UvA. Arrangements about the use of UvA Scripties Online will be made at the faculty or departmental/institute level.
Which services are offered by UvA Scripties Online?
- A repository in which your digital Master's thesis will be archived.
- A public interface through which users can search and browse the bibliographical records (metadata) of all Master's thesis in the archive.
- A stable link (URL) to the complete Master's thesis in the repository.
- Bibliographical records (metadata) are placed in other information services that are part of the national and international information network.
- Departments or institutes can link from their websites to an overview of relevant Master's theses.
How do bibliographical records about my publications become available in this network?
UvA Scripties Online complies with the requirements of the Open Archives Initiative so that bibliographical records (metadata) can be harvested from the repository and indexed in a variety of information systems. As a result, metadata about UvA Master's theses can be found in other databases.
What is the difference of UvA Scripties Online with the Catalogue of Master's Theses?
The Catalogue http://cf.uba.uva.nl/en/ only contains bibliographic descriptions of (old) UvA Master's theses submitted in paper and available at faculty libraries. UvA Scripties Online contains the electronic version of the thesis. To search the catalogue, use "Advanced Search", "Assignments and Papers".