CTAN update: mitthesis
The mitthesis class formats an MIT thesis according to the current requirements of the MIT Libraries. This class is new in 2023, and it is a complete replacement for the original mitthesis.cls written in the 1980s. With this update, the bulk of the code has been moved to Expl3 from LaTeX2e. The remaining LaTeX2e code has been streamlined. Minor changes have been made to the user interface. No changes have been made to the thesis format or design, apart from a resizing of the optional Fira Sans font. The pdf metadata required to be added by the user have been substantially reduced. Additional support has been added for use outside MIT.
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/mitthesis The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/mitthesis/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
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mitthesis – A LaTeX template for an MIT thesis
This class provides a LaTeX template for an MIT thesis or dissertation formatted according to the requirements of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries (as posted in 2023): https://libraries.mit.edu/distinctive-collections/thesis-specs/
This template is appropriate for an MIT thesis or MIT dissertation of any type.
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.
| Package | mitthesis |
| Version | 1.11 2023-11-02 |
| Copyright | 2023 John Lienhard |
| Maintainer | John H. Lienhard |