Thesis Topics
General Information
Chosing a self-selected topic grants the highest motivation for writing your thesis. However, you can also apply for one of topics listed below.
Topic Proposal for Bachelor's Theses
- Compilation and discussion of library and information science
centered definitions: information system (Informationssystem),
information service (Informationsdienst; Informationsdienstleistung),
information product (Informationsprodukt), communication of information
(Informationsvermittlung), information channel (Informationskanal),
means of information (Informationsmittel), information process
(Informationsprozess), information cycle (Informationszyklus).
- Compilation and discussion of library and information science centered definitions:
documentation (Dokumentation), information processing
(Informationsaufbereitung),
information compression (Informationsverdichtung), medium (Medium),
book (Buch), document type (Dokumenttyp), type of medium
(Medienart,
Medientyp), form of publication (Publikationsart), publication
(Publikation).
- The concept of media in media science, library and information
science, communication science, journalism, art and image
studies, media management and informatics
- Stock profiles of Germany's most important film and sound archives (not considering public service broadcasters)
The following topics are particularly suited for Bachelor's students, who have chosen filosofia or filologia as second subject, since they require wide knowledge about semantic and historic contexts, as well as linguistic sensitivity (like recognizing connotation or implications).
- How do members of the BIB (Association information and library
professionals: Berufsverband Information Bibliothek) evaluate the BuB
(Forum for Library and Information, Journal)?
Carry out a representative survey based on QUANTITATIVE means of empirical social research. - How do members of the BIB (Association information and library
professionals: Berufsverband Information Bibliothek) evaluate the BuB
(Forum for Library and Information, Journal)?
Carry out a representative survey based on QUALITATIVE means of empirical social research.
The following topics are especially suited for Bachelor's students that have chosen a disciplin related to social science or european ethnology as their second subject.
- Revise the keyword vocabulary of the DABI-Database
The bibliografic database DABI consists of more than 8000 catalogue entries, that are indexed with about 12000 different keywords. This vocabulary has to be examined strictly, the means of vocabulary revision shall be analised regarding to their applicability and the DABI-vocabulary shall be revised by these or own means - preferably semi-automatically. If you want to apply for this topic, you should have some previous knowledge about MySQL and at least one programming language. You also should have compleded the module "Infomation Databases" (Informationsdatenbanken).