Dear Neil, Yes, the dissertation is listed at his university, Washington University in St. Louis. There are 2 copies, one of which circulates. The DA number, etc., is given in DDM, so I do not undestand why it is not available through Pro-Quest. And I've found libraries that ownthe UMI off-print. Some own both.
I am unaware of the copyright procedures at Washington U. But _I_ own the copyright to my dissertation, as is indicated in the UMI form at the beginning of my dissertation. Anyway, the Boethius publication would probably contain Kevin's last thoughts on the matter, and that may be why the dissertation is not available through Pro-Quest. He is named as copyright owner on the Boethius book. Dissertations are, or at least should be, public documents. I do know that one can suppress "publication" for a certain length of time, if one intends to publish the dissertation materials. Perhaps if the work is published, it may be possible to withdraw the dissertation from UMI, so as not to be in competition with one's self. And UMI does not pay royalties until a minimum number of copies are sold. The book is still in print for 21-28 British poinds: http://www.severinus.co.uk/lute04.htm#chit Severinus is the new Boethius. Clever name change. Boethius's clerical name (when he became a monk) was Severinus. ==ajn. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neill Vanhinsberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Arthur Ness" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Guy Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Roman Turovsky'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Lute Net'" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: [Viols] "cello" - Italian > Generally the university owns the rights to a theses, > so it wouldn't be > withdrawn. It just may not be in the database. > > If you know the name of the institution he did his > work at, they will > have a copy in their library and information on how to > get a copy. > > Neill > > Arthur Ness wrote: >> University Micorfilms International (UMI) is now >> called >> Pro-Quest, but they retain Dissertation >> Abstracts and the UMI initials. I tried my best to >> find Kevin's dissertation using DA, and it seems not >> to >> be >> there. It could be that since it is published, the >> dissertation version has been withdrawn. >> >> Prices are about $45 for paperbound print of a >> dissertation (if available). Available dissertations >> can >> also be consulted on-line and downloaded for free if >> you >> have library access to Dissertation Abstracts!! >> >> A good place to start a search is with Doctorial >> Dissertations in Musicology >> >> http://www.chmtl.indiana.edu/ddm/ >> >> It provides the DA order number, for example. >> ==ajn. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Guy Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "'Arthur Ness'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >> "'Roman >> Turovsky'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Cc: "'Lute Net'" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 1:41 PM >> Subject: [LUTE] Re: [Viols] "cello" - Italian >> >> >> >>> If not, you should be able to get it from University >>> Microfilms (or whatever >>> their current name is). They maintain copies of >>> pretty >>> much every >>> dissertation that is published in the US (and quite >>> a >>> few outside the US, I >>> believe). No idea what they charge. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Arthur Ness [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 9:55 AM >>> To: Roman Turovsky >>> Cc: Lute Net >>> Subject: [LUTE] Re: [Viols] "cello" - Italian >>> >>> Kevin Mason's dissertation on the chitaronne (1983) >>> was >>> subsequently published Aberystwyth: Boethius Press, >>> 1989. ISBN 0 86314 154 4 (and paperback 153 6). It >>> may >>> still be in print. Now Severinus Press? >>> >>> What has happened to Kevin? He seems to have >>> disappeared. >>> >>> >>> ==ajn >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ----- Original Message ----- > On Sat, 17 Mar 2007, >>> Roman Turovsky wrote: >>> >>>>>> On Sat, 17 Mar 2007, Roman Turovsky wrote: >>>>>> >>> <<snip>> >>> >>>> Interesting! My reference is the PhD dissertation >>>> on >>>> Kevin Mason >>>> (The Chitarrone and ts Repertoire in Early >>>> seventeeth-Century Italy, >>>> Sant Luis, Missouri, May 1983). >>>> [page 15-16:] >>>> >>>> >>> >>> To get on or off this list see list information at >>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >
