Depositing your Thesis or Dissertation to the Library Presentation by Joshua C. Stone Office of Scholarly Communication scholarlycommunication@liberty.edu [Play Slideshow to hear audio]
Depositing your Thesis: A Graduation Requirement According to the Graduate School Catalogue, all masters theses and doctoral dissertations are to be deposited to the Library Why? Preservation and promotion How? Online through the Digital Commons @ Liberty University
Digital Commons @ Liberty University LU’s institutional repository Place for disseminating, storing and preserving the research output of the LU community Online Free
When do I deposit my thesis or dissertation? After defense After final changes After committee approval
How do I deposit my thesis or dissertation?
How do I deposit my thesis or dissertation?
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Steps to Deposit your Thesis Fill out a digital ETD Deposit Form Gives LU one-time use permission Option of 1 year embargo Go to http://dissertations.umi.com/liberty (on the instructions page) and complete step-by-step process
Things to Know Select Traditional Publishing Don’t have ProQuest register a copyright (it’s just more money) Don’t use their bindery Use thesisondemand.com Deposit is now free All of this is on the instructions page
I’ve deposited my thesis/dissertation. What next? Wait for confirmation email from Library This email will have a link to your thesis on the Digital Commons Forward this email to your committee chair You are done!
Questions? scholarlycommunication@liberty.edu Demoss 2211 “Contact Administrator” on the Digital Commons homepage