Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!munnari.oz.au!uhccux!waikato!aukuni.ac.nz!russell From: russell@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Russell J Fulton;ccc032u) Newsgroups: comp.text.tex Subject: Re: Theses: a cry for help! Message-ID: <1990Nov12.210028.12129@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz> Date: 12 Nov 90 21:00:28 GMT References: <48205@cornell.UUCP> <6482.273eb6d5@csv.viccol.edu.au> Distribution: comp Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand. Lines: 24 I don't know who drafted our (University of Auckland, New Zealand) thesis guide lines, or when they were last revised, but they did a very good job of it. They specify all the usual stuff for type script thesis and then go on to say that these guide lines may not be entirely appropriate for thesis that are produced by means other than by the typewriter and that final decision as to what is acceptable is up to the library and the Department concerned. i.e. they are not set in concrete and recognise that technology will change and leave the decision on what is acceptable to those who will use it. We have had several masters and doctoral thesis produced using variations of the standard LaTeX styles and nobody has raised an eyebrow, except to comment on how good they look! I would be happy to get a copy of our guidelines for anybody who wanted them. I have countered arguments about double spacing being needed for annotation by markers by pointing out that if you typeset the thesis you should leave much larger margins than with typescript (the LaTeX styles do this) so markers can use the margins for annotation. -- Russell Fulton, Computer Center, University of Auckland, New Zealand.