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diff --git a/macros/latex/contrib/mitthesis/README.md b/macros/latex/contrib/mitthesis/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..40c6674bb4 --- /dev/null +++ b/macros/latex/contrib/mitthesis/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ + + #mitthesis --- A LaTeX template for MIT theses# + + v1.00 dated 2023/06/17. + + ####Overview#### + This class provides a LaTeX template for MIT theses formatted according to + the requirements of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries (as posted in 2023): + + [https://libraries.mit.edu/distinctive-collections/thesis-specs/](https://libraries.mit.edu/distinctive-collections/thesis-specs/) + + This template is appropriate for MIT theses of all types. + + This template works with either pdfLaTeX or unicode engines such as luaLaTeX. + The bibliography can be prepared with either biblatex (default) or natbib/bibtex. + The class is based on current LaTeX distributions, ideally 11/2022 or later, but + compatible with distributions back to 2020. This template replaces the older + version of mitthesis.cls, which was first composed in the 1980s. + + The files in this distribution are: + + README.md -- this file + mitthesis.cls -- the class file + MIT-Thesis.tex -- a latex template for this class + mydesign.tex -- a file that loads packages for color and document design + MIT-Thesis.pdf -- a sample thesis from the template, using default fonts + mitthesis-sample.bib -- a sample bibliography file with many examples + fontsets/ -- a directory of input files that load optional fonts + * + abstract.tex -- put your abstract in this file + acknowledgments.tex -- put your acknowledgments in this file + biosketch.tex -- put your biosketch in this file (optional) + chapter1.tex -- put your first chapter in this file (etc.) + appendixa.tex -- put your first appendix in this file (etc.) + * + mitthesis-doc/ -- documentation for usage and options + examples/font_samples/ + -- sample theses in different fonts + examples/cover_page_samples/ + -- sample theses for one or more authors and degrees + + + ####Author#### + + John H. Lienhard V + + Department of Mechanical Engineering + + Massachusetts Institute of Technology + + Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 USA + + + --- + + ####Change log#### + v1.00 (17 June 2023): Initial release + + --- + + ####License#### + + Copyright (c) 2023 John H. Lienhard + + Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and + associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, + including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, + and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, + subject to the following two conditions: + + The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or + substantial portions of the Software. + + The software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but + not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement. + In no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, + whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the + software or the use or other dealings in the software. |