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- #mitthesis --- A LaTeX template for MIT theses#
+ #mitthesis --- A LaTeX template for an MIT thesis#
- v1.05 dated 2023/07/21
+ v1.06 dated 2023/08/29
####Overview####
- This class provides a LaTeX template for MIT theses formatted according to
+ This class provides a LaTeX template to format an MIT thesis 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/)
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####Change log####
+
+ v1.06 (29 August 2023):
+ - Extensive revision of class file, with most code converted to expl3. Significant streamlining of remaining LaTeX2e code. Minor changes to user interface. No changes to format or design of thesis.
+ - Add user macros for \CopyrightAuthor, \DegreeMonth, \DegreeYear, and \Institution{..}
+ - Drop user macros \CCurl, \PDFRightsText, and \MIT{..}
+ - Reduce volume of pdf metadata required to be added by user
+ - Accommodate author names that end with a period or include a comma (e.g., Martin Luther King, Jr.)
+ - Reduce font size in fira-newtxsf fontset
+ - Update documentation
+
v1.05 (21 July 2023):
- Fix bug in toc page number affecting some lists of figures or tables (note: for backward compatibility, remove code in .tex file around \tableofcontents, \listoffigures, and \listoftables so that your code will match the present version)
- Include thesis submission date in abstract, remove previous degrees from abstract page, and allow May for degree month, per MIT Libraries