A Study of Library Science Dissertations Accepted by the University of Michigan.

In order to discover various facets involved with their dissertations which may prove useful to future doctoral students, a questionnaire was sent recently to all who received the doctorate in library science from the University of Michigan between 1954 and 1977. On the basis of this study, the typical respondents chose the dissertation topics on the basis of prior research and reading, and they enjoyed a high degree of freedom in the choice of these topics. Among the respondents, in general, the library educators had found the preparation of the dissertation valuable for the content of the courses which they had taught. Most library administrators, however, had found little or no value in the preparation of the dissertation for their administrative work.