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Re: Dissertation paper stock



Not sure if this will shed any light on the matter, but there are now
security papers that have special subtle markings and characteristics of
value for sensitive documents such as transcripts, lab notebooks,
prescription pads, passport and immigration documents, etc.  We are all too
aware of fraud that can be done with phony documents. I would imagine a
dissertation could easily be altered and provide 'credentials' for someone
claiming an advanced degree.  The quality of printers, copier machines,
etc., now makes it easier to make phony items. I recall the David Baltimore
matter some years ago, regarding the altering of lab notebooks, caused a
great deal of concern about fraudulant life science data and its
authenticity.  Anyway, there are security papers for more sensitive
documents, and although I cannot endorse any particular one, a couple
websites to check out are:  www.1st-Copyright-Security-Paper.com  as well as
www.protectedimages.com   Hope this helps.  I would like to see a thread on
document authentication....it is of interest to me personally....any
openings for fraudulent documents inspectors out there?!

Sharon Lee Butcher
Reference Librarian
AEDC Technical Library
100 Kindel Drive, Ste C212
Arnold AFB, TN  37389-3212
931-454-4430
Fax:  931-454-5421
sharon.butcher@arnold.af.mil


-----Original Message-----
From: James Stimpert [mailto:James.Stimpert@JHU.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 4:05 PM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Re: Dissertation paper stock


On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, STEVEN P. FISHER wrote:

>  For C & U Archivists :
>
>
>   A question for those of you who have not yet gone completely over to
> electronic dissertations ( which I assume is still the majority ). One of
> our catalogers tells me that students at our institution are having
> problems securing paper stock for dissertations because the government is
> now using a very similar stock for currency production. This was the
> first I had heard of this. Has anyone else had this problem, and where do
> you direct students for paper now?
>
>
>  Steve Fisher
>  University of Denver

Is the University of Denver worried about "counterfeit" dissertations?
:-)  If not, why would they require using paper that's similar to
currency stock?  I've never done an acid test on paper currency, but
if it's not acid-free, that would be a more important consideration
than anything else I can imagine.

We require that the paper be acid-free and white, but we've never
considered adding any further restrictions to the kind of paper that
can be used.

It came to my attention a few months ago that most ordinary
photocopier quality paper is now acid-free.  I verified this with an
acid testing pen and our standard photocopier stuff *is* acid-free.
If this is the case generally, then specifying a particular brand of
paper wouldn't help the situation.  The primary considerations should
be acid-free and minimum substance weight.

I'll bet that "similar to currency" stuff is quite expensive, and what
additional benefit does anyone get for it?  I'd be interested in
hearing from anyone else on this subject also.

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