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Digitisation projects at Aalto University Archives

Aalto University has digitised into electronic format almost 60 000 theses from the University of Technology and Helsinki School of Economics from 1960s onwards.
Digitointi paperista tietokoneeseen
Illustration: Aalto University / Veera Krouglov

This project is notable in its scope in Finland and provides a unique insight into theses in technology and economics covering several decades. The theses are for now available for limited use on computers located at Aalto University's Harald Herlin Learning Centre. With this project we make the theses a visible part of the national heritage of economics and technology. 

All final works can be found in Aalto University platform Aaltodoc. To get hold of your own work you need to log in using suomi.fi identification. If your email can be found in the AlumniCircle network you get a personal link that leads directly to your thesis. 

Is your final thesis digitilised? Read our instructionsaalto.fi/fi/arkisto/ohjeet-digitoitu-lopputyo

Vanha kuva Retuperän WBK soittamassa
Retuperän WBK

Images, drawings and musical sheets

During a digitisation project 2017-2018 the archive digitised nearly 200 000 images, mostly from the fields of architecture and arts. A big part of the images are slides used in education during the 1960s to 1990s. You can also find  photographs documenting the history of the schools dating back to the 19th century.

Among the digitailised images you can also find about 5000 hand drawn measurement drawings and all the music sheets used by Retuperän WBK, the student orchestra dating back to 1933. Soon you will also find over 1000 ceramic objects digitalised as 360 spin images.

The digital images are continuously published in Aalto University Finna portal aaltoarkisto.finna.fi 

Read more about the digital collections: 
aalto.fi/fi/arkisto/digitoidut-kokoelmat

Frequently asked questions (in finish):

aalto.fi/fi/arkisto/FAQ 

The digitalisation of the theses are the result of a collaboration between the archive, learning centre and ITS services. Questions and feedback can be sent to [email protected] 

Instructions and info

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Instructions, checking the digitalised thesis

Instructions on checking the quality of the digitalised work and publishing permission (to be translated)

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Frequently asked questions about digitalisation

Digitalisation of theses, FAQ (only in finnish)

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