Capstone & Thesis Author Access Form

Complete and submit this form before you submit your Capstone or thesis to the CSUMB Capstone & Thesis Archive.

Author Name:

Contact Information:
Permanent Address:
Email:
Phone:


Date of Graduation:

Major/Degree:

College or Department:

Division, School or Department:


Capstone or Thesis Title (please do not use hard returns or the Enter key) :

Capstone or Thesis Description or Abstract (summary or statement of 50-250 words, please do not use hard returns or the Enter key):

Author Submitted Keywords (please list up to 10 keywords associated with your project, separated by commas):

Acceptable Archival Formats included in your Capstone or Thesis (check all that apply):
Electronic Formats Physical Formats
PDF Adobe Acrobat
MP3 Audio
RealAudio
MPEG Digital Video
TIFF High-resolution Images
JPEG Images
GIF Images
HTML Web Site
Paper
VHS Videotape
Beta SP Videotape
DVD
CD-ROM
Audio CD
Audiocasette Tape
DAT Audio Tape

If relevant, original format/medium, size and location (e.g. Color laser printed poster, 4 ft. x 6 ft.):


I agree that the above Capstone or Thesis be placed in the CSUMB Capstone & Thesis Archive with the following status: (choose one)
Release the entire work for access worldwide
Release the entire work for CSUMB access only

In addition to the selected access status above, please make my Capstone or Thesis available beginning: (choose one)
Immediately (as soon as possible)
After one year from today's date


The above document has been reviewed and accepted by the Faculty Capstone Advisor(s). I agree to abide by the statements below and agree that this Author Access updates any and all previous Author Access forms submitted heretofore.

I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached hereto written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my Capstone or Thesis allowing distribution. I certify that the submitted version of my Capstone or Thesis is the same as that approved by my Faculty Capstone Advisor(s).
I hereby grant to California State University, Monterey Bay and its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible my Capstone or Thesis in whole or in part and in all forms of media. I retain all ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this Capstone or Thesis in future works (such as articles or books).
I acknowledge that the above Capstone or Thesis, as part of the Capstone & Thesis Archive, is itself a work that may be used by citation in other third party works under the regulations of Fair Use (see section 107 "Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use" of the United States Code 17 - Copyrights, Chapter 1 - Subject Matter And Scope Of Copyright).

Additional Comments (e.g. Please make my project available in two years):

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Last updated 02/27/08