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Submit a Thesis to Lindell Library at Augsburg University: Guide

Guidelines for Augsburg University graduate students who are completing theses or graduate projects and want to submit them to Lindell Library
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Sara Fillbrandt
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Congratulations on completing your Thesis/Dissertation!

 

Image of a single, open, bound thesis.Augsburg graduate students who successfully complete a graduate research project are encouraged to submit:

  • A digital copy for Idun, Augsburg's Institutional Repository. Idun shares a free, full-text version of the project to the global community, unless requested otherwise in the signed copy of the Institutional Repository Deposit Agreement.
    • We must have a digital copy of the agreement to allow us to make a work available online.
  • One printed and bound copy (this requirement is only for MFA theses)
    • Bound copies are held for preservation; they are not available for viewing by the public; but may be browsed by the members of the Augsburg community.

Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation (all programs except MFA)

  1. Have the final draft of your graduate project approved by your department. Lindell Library does not approve theses or dissertations.
  2. Save a copy of your thesis in PDF or PDF/A format.
    • PDF/A is the accessibility version of PDF.
    • There should be an option in Word, Pages, Google Docs, etc. to export in this format.
  3. In Idun, click the link for Theses an Graduate Projects to submit your work.
  4. Log in with your Augsburg email and password (if prompted).
  5. Fill out the form and upload the PDF(/A) version of your work along with a signed copy of the Deposit Agreement.
    • The library cannot publish your thesis or dissertation in Idun without a signed agreement.
  6. Theses and/or Dissertations are usually published 2-4 weeks from the date of submission.

Submitting Your Thesis or Project - MFA Program

  1. Have the final draft of your graduate project approved by your department. Lindell Library does not approve theses or dissertations.
  2. You need to submit one printed, bound copy to the library.
  3. Print your copy or copies (if you want one to keep for yourself) of the final approved draft, including the signature page, on 20# cotton bond paper, single-sided.
  4. Send the printed copy to a bindery to be bound according to either the specifications provided by your department, or these bindery instructions. (Print or copy the instructions out to share with the bindery.)
  5. Deliver the printed and bound copy of your work to the Lindell Library, attn: Sara Fillbrandt.