[Taxacom] Thesis and new species

[Philipp Wagner]

> In some countries there are or have been requirements 
>that for obtaining a Ph. D. degree you have to print at least 50 copies and 
>donate them to the university library for distribution in a public library 
>system. An example is Germany. These theses are published work in the sense 
>of this Article and the new species descriptions therein are valid.

It is better to check the requrements of the university 
itself because even in Germany there are many differences 
and you dont have to donate
copies at all universities in Germany, and of course you 
have to check if the thesis includes a disclaimer.










> In other countries the students have or had to print the 
>Ph. D. thesis in
> a few copies for the university, there were no 
>requirements to print more
> copies. Often the students printed some more copies on 
>demand. An example
> is Greece. These theses do not meet the requirements of 
>Art. 8.1.2 and the
> new species descriptions therein are not valid.
> I do not know the conditions at the Michigan State 
>University.
> 
> You can check public online library catalogues to see if 
>the work is
> listed. If this work is listed in several catalogues you 
>can assume
> regular publication. In a quick check in KVK
> http://www.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/kvk.html
> I did not find the 2010 work, only an article in 
>Systematic Entomology
> from 2013. I assume your question is if the thesis has 
>precedence against
> the article. It looks as if this is not so. Maybe they 
>only had to give a
> CD-ROM or DVD to the university authorities, or a PDF 
>file. If so, then
> this was no published work in the sense of the Code.
> 
>Francisco
> 
>> Dear colleagues
>>
>>
>>
>> How valid is description of new beetles in thesis and 
>>dissertations?
>>
>>
>>
>> For example can you help me to get pdf of:
>>
>>
>>
>> http://search.proquest.com//docview/814899618
>> <http://search.proquest.com/docview/814899618>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>>
>>
>> Vratislav
>>
>> (name) Vratislav Richard Eugene Maria John Baptist
>>
>> (surname) of Bej¹ák (read as a 
>>Bayshark)-Colloredo-Mansfeld
>>
>> website: www.coleoptera.org
>>
>> address: P.O.Box 3335 , Redfern, NSW 2016
>> AUSTRALIA
>>
>> phone : +61 0420602040
>> http://www.facebook.com/bayshark
>> alternate email: bayshark at bigfoot.com
>>
>>
>>
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> 
> 
>Francisco Welter-Schultes
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