Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This page contains information on the ETD creation and submission process for all KU campuses. It also contains links to the UMI web site. Contact us at ETD@ku.edu with any questions you may have regarding this process.

 

Background

• Fee schedule for dissertations and theses
• UMI policy on Google searches

Important dates to remember

• 2008 ETD Workshop (PDF)
• CLAS calendar
• KUMC Graduate Calendar
• KU Libraries Instructional Services workshops

Preparing Your Manuscript

• KU Writing Center Dissertation Writing Group
• Copyright Information
  • Protecting Your Own Work and Respecting the Work of Others
  • ETDs and Digital Scholarship
• Multimedia, Images, and PDF: Creating Effective and Enduring Digital Files (PDF version here)
• BudigOne Digital Workspace

Responsible Research

• KU Center for Research (KUCR) Research Integrity

Formatting Instructions and Title and Acceptance Pages

• Thesis instructions (PDF) updated December 19, 2007
• Dissertation instructions (PDF) updated December 19, 2007

Creating the PDF Version of Your Manuscript

• Creating a PDF File
• Have a question on PDF creation? Email training@ku.edu or call 785.864.0410.

Submitting Your Thesis/Dissertation Electronically

• ProQuest/UMI KU Electronic Dissertation and Thesis Submission Site

KU ScholarWorks

• Release form to deposit thesis/dissertation in KU ScholarWorks
• KU ScholarWorks

Thesis and Dissertation Binding Instructions

• Binding Instructions for personal and departmental copies

Helpful Links

• Current Research @ KU: Citations and abstracts of dissertations and theses submitted by the University of Kansas and published in UMI's Dissertations Abstracts database, and full text of all KU dissertations and theses submitted after 1996. Open to all members of the KU community. Off-campus connections will require proxy log-in.
• http://www.lib.umi.com/cr/ku/main


• ProQuest Theses and Dissertations: Online access to citations and abstracts for over 2 million U.S. and Canadian dissertations and master's theses since 1861, and to the full-text of dissertations and theses submitted since 1997. Available to Lawrence/Edwards students and faculty, and to all users on the Lawrence/Edwards campuses.
• http://databases.lib.ku.edu/index.html#P

• Binding personal and departmental copies of theses/dissertations
  • ETD Binding Instructions page
• KUMC Library

• Computer Labs and Adobe Acrobat:

• Lawrence Campus: http://www.computerlabs.ku.edu/
• KU Medical Center: 1040 Dykes Library (call 7166 to reserve the room)