Why upload your thesis on Iskwiki: Difference between revisions

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Theses uploaded on iskwiki have greater accessibility and potentially wider audience than those just kept in cabinets.
Knowledge building is a cumulative, iterative process. Scholars can build on what's already been done on a topic, and making a thesis available on iskwiki supports that process.
greater citation impact
If you're supported by public funds (say, your tuition is subsidized by taxes), shouldn't at least part of your work be publicly available?
Your thesis can be part of baseline information on research activities in your department or college.

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-* Theses uploaded on iskwiki have greater accessibility and potentially wider audience.
+* Theses uploaded on iskwiki have greater accessibility and potentially wider audience than those just kept in cabinets.
-* Knowledge building is a cumulative process. Scholars can build on what's already been done on a topic, and making a thesis available on iskwiki helps that process.
+* Knowledge building is a cumulative, iterative process. Scholars can build on what's already been done on a topic, and making a thesis available on iskwiki supports that process.
 * [http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html greater citation impact]
 * If you're supported by public funds (say, your tuition is subsidized by taxes), shouldn't at least part of your work be publicly available?
-* Your thesis can be part of baseline information on research activities in your department or college
+* Your thesis can be part of baseline information on research activities in your department or college.
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