PhD Theses

Before you start entering data, check whether a given record is not already registered in the database. More in chapters Searching with the query form Entering a new record

Elements of the bibliographic description have been placed in the following sections:

The general rules for describing PhD are discussed in this section Entering a new record

The basic fields in the tabs are described in this section Fields in data entry forms

In the doctoral system, the form can be used not only to describe the doctoral dissertation, but also to describe the status of work on the doctoral thesis, in particular after assigning a supervisor to the doctoral student, the status of work on the doctoral thesis can be set as "in progress".

The fields that should be given special attention when entering a given type of publication are discussed below.

Basic data

Fill in the fields:

author
supervisor
title
Language
diploma unit or diploma institution (if outside PW)
work status and the corresponding dependent fields:
- Start date,
- Defense date or End date

It is possible to :

select a scientific discipline from the discplines index (It is OECD, but can be adjusted to the university needs.
provide referrees - internal and external
attach a file with the review text
mark if the work has been distinguished

The end date means the date of awarding the doctoral degree (usually by the Faculty Council).

If the unit's regulations provide for mandatory archiving of doctoral theses in the Knowledge Base, a file with the full text of the thesis should be added. More in the chapter Adding files (formats, licensing)

Descriptions

We provide here additional information describing the content of the publication and metadata to help the user find it in the database.

Links

Here you can combine a given publication with other information available in the database, such as: project, book, research data.