Theses at the Libraries of the Budapest Business School

Abstract

Theses are documents produced when students are about tocomplete their higher education (HE) studies. They well illustrate the profile of the HE institution as well as the students' fields of interest, thus they constitute both official documents and representation tools. Their preservation, registry and access belong to thetraditional tasks of libraries. The six libraries operating at the Budapest Business School haveadopted different practices for performing these tasks which reflect the relevant faculties’ characteristics. The article describes the various aspects of collecting, storing and preservingtheses, and the related services. It offers recommendations on how to develop a standardised practice and to utilise the hidden potentials of theses.