Digital library of dissertations and authors’ abstracts as a core of RSL Digital Library
Dissertation thesis is a qualification paper summarizing the work carried out by its author, and as a result of the public defence procedure the latter either acquires or does not acquire the scientific degree of a Candidate/Doctor of Sciences. Dissertation is considered to be an unpublished document, and it is to satisfy the certain demands. It is to report on the essence of the researched theme and on the scientific results achieved by the researcher, it should also contain all the necessary arguments in their support. The work is to be performed by its authors themselves. The Russian State Library is a unique repository of authentic dissertation theses defended in the country from 1944 on. In order to keep them safe and to provide a widest access to knowledge, Digital Dissertation Library of the Russian State Library was designed on the basis of modern information technologies.