Why are student projects, theses and dissertations made freely available by NJIT?
“NJIT believes that its role as an educational institution is best served by disclosing to the public all academic research, dissertations and theses developed by students during the course of their studies or employment at the university.” NJIT :Academic Policies and Procedures (5/15/2000) The world of scholarship depends on people making student research available to others. When that is done electronically over the web, more people can get access at lower cost, and more knowledge transfer occurs. This can stimulate education and research. It also can ensure that many people give credit to the student for his/her work, and that the student’s research is cited in others’ publications. NJIT also benefits through greater University’s prestige and attracting new students and faculty in our areas of research. Currently dissertations are available electronically publicly through UMI. These are available electronically to NJIT users for free but through a fee to others. Currently Theses are
