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Add Your Thesis to the Archive
Departmental procedures and deadlines for submission of theses may vary. Please contact your thesis advisor or committee for specific dates and expectations.
- For the purpose of maintaining a University collection of masters theses
in education, the School of Education and the Library have agreed that
education students are required to submit prior to the end of the graduation
semester.
- Instructions for Master of Public Policy students
What do I have to do?
1. Fill out and submit the online form called Author
Access form. Most of the information from this form will be used create access to your
thesis. The private information (your address, email, etc.) will be kept
in the Library's private records to identify you as the owner of the thesis.
This form is also an agreement between you as the author and the Library,
letting each other know that we each understand our rights and responsibilities
with regard to copyright.
2. Submit a complete copy of the thesis printed on 100 percent cotton (archival quality) 20 or 24 lb. paper. This paper may be purchased
from the CSUMB Bookstore. Call 831 582-5262 for availability and cost.
This copy must include:
A title page which includes the following copyright information: "
©YEAR by Author Name. All Rights Reserved." For example: ©2008
by Josephine Otter. All Rights Reserved.
The original thesis committee signed page. An unsigned thesis will not
be accepted.
3. Submit a check or money order made out to CSUMB Library in the amount
of $20 for the purpose of binding and processing. As a service to the
student, additional bound copies can be ordered for personal use
at a cost of $12 per copy. All copies must be submitted at the same time.
It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that all copies are
collated, separated and clearly identified prior to bringing them
to the Library. Copies will be scanned and bound in the manner in which
they are received. You will be required to pick up personal copies of
the bound thesis eight to twelve weeks after the date of submission. It
is your responsibility to pick up (or to arrange for pickup of) your personal
copies. The Library cannot mail or otherwise transmit the personal copies.
The complete thesis copy (plus personal copies if applicable) and check
for processing and binding should be submitted to Jane Pollock, 582-3821, Library, Building 12, room 113.
Can I submit an electronic copy of my thesis?
A printed copy of your thesis is required for the archive. You may, in addition, submit an electronic copy of your thesis as a pdf. Convert your MS Word document
to pdf and attach it to an email to "Capstone & Thesis
Archives". Benefits are
quicker processing to the Capstone & Thesis Archive and a cleaner look.
What do I do if I have a print thesis with accompanying material?
Follow the steps above for the print part of your thesis. For accompanying
material, refer to the archival formats
list. Remember to include the format or formats of the accompanying material
when completing the Author Access form.
Who can answer my questions?
Content-related questions or ideas:
Your faculty Thesis advisor
Information about the Archive, archival process or any of the forms:
The Capstone
& Thesis Archive Team
Master in Public Policy students
Master of Public Policy students should follow the Add your Capstone procedures for submitting MPP policy analysis papers to the Archive. In addition, MPP students will also provide a completed signature page which can be submitted in either of two ways:
Scan the completed signature page to pdf using Adobe Acrobat and send the pdf as an email attachment along with the pdf of the paper to capstone_archive@csumb.edu
Or
Mail a photocopy of the completed signature page to:
Capstone & Thesis Archive
CSU Monterey Bay Library
100 Campus Center, Bldg. 12
Seaside, CA 93955-8001
Last updated 05/09/08
Maintained by the Capstone
& Thesis Archive Team
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