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Submitting your Doctoral Dissertation or Master’s Thesis to the Mudd Manuscript Library
The Princeton University Archives at the Mudd Manuscript Library is the repository for Ph.D. dissertations and Master’s theses. The University Archives partners with ProQuest to publish and distribute Princeton University dissertations beyond the campus community. Below you will find instructions on the submission process and the formatting requirements for your Ph.D. dissertation or Master's thesis.
The Ph.D. Dissertation Submission Procedure Step 1) Review the Publishing Options for Princeton University Dissertations; please note that those who have been approved for an embargo should choose Traditional Publishing when they complete their online submission. Embargoes will be applied to dissertations by Mudd Manuscript Library staff at the time of submission to the Library. Written documentation from the graduate school giving permission for the embargo must be presented in hard copy at the time of submission to the Mudd Library. For more information see Embargoes. Step 2) Complete the online submission of your dissertation on the ProQuest UMI ETD Administrator website (www.etdadmin.com/princeton). This step will take roughly 20-25 minutes to complete. Students are required to upload a PDF of their dissertation, choose publishing options, enter subject categories and keywords, and make payment (fees apply only if you have chosen the Open Access publishing option or copyright registration or if you wish to order additional bound copies of your work). Step 3) Print-out the confirmation email that you receive when your submission is complete and bring it to the Mudd Manuscript Library with:
A Mudd Manuscript Library staff member will review your bound copy and the online submission and sign off on your FPO. Step 3) Student will deliver his or her completed FPO form to the Office of the Graduate School in Clio Hall.
According to the Publication, Access, and Embargoing of Doctoral Dissertations policy approved by the Faculty Committee on the Graduate School on May 14, 2012, Ph.D. candidates will be offered the opportunity to request a 2-year embargo on their dissertations, with the potential for renewal by petition. If approved, the embargo would apply to the dissertation in ProQuest, as well as in Princeton’s digital repository, DataSpace. Written confirmation of the embargo approval from the Graduate School must be presented in hard copy at the time of submission to the Mudd Manuscript Library.The contact for embargo related matters in the Graduate School is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Cole Crittenden (ccritt@princeton.edu; 609.258.3902).
Mudd Dissertation Requirements This document offers detailed information on how to prepare the bound volume of your dissertation. Please take special note of how to format the title page, which must list your advisor’s name. The document also provides information on the submission process and requirements. ProQuest Resources This web page offers several guides to assist you in preparing your PDF, choosing publishing options, learning about copyright considerations and more. Also see ProQuest's Preparing Your Manuscript guide. ProQuest's Support and Training Department can assist with issues related to creating and uploading PDFs and any questions regarding technical issues with the online submission site.
The fees that students are charged vary depending on the publishing option that they choose, and if they opt to register their copyright. However, all students must pay a $15 dissertation maintenance fee to the Mudd Manuscript Library, which is payable by exact cash, Visa or MasterCard, or a check made out to “Princeton University Library.” Fees submitted online in the UMI ETD Administrator Site (publishing option fees and copyright registration fees) are payable by Visa, MasterCard or American Express. ProQuest may add a small service tax to their fees. For a breakdown of these costs, see our Fee Chart. Traditional without copyright registration: $0 to ProQuest (online); $15 fee to Mudd Library
Doctoral degrees are granted five times per year (usually January, April, June, September and November) at Board of Trustee meetings. The title page of your dissertation must state the month and year of the meeting at which you will be granted your degree, for example “April 2013.” Deadlines for materials to be submitted to the Mudd Manuscript Library are set by the Office of the Graduate School. Deadline Dates for 2012/2013: Friday, August 31, 2012 (Degree date September 2012) Please note: If a student is granted an extension for submission of his/her materials after a deadline has passed, the Mudd Manuscript Library must have written confirmation of the extension from the Graduate School Office in the form of an email to Daniel Linke, University Archivist ( ).
Submitting Your Master’s Thesis to the Mudd Manuscript Library Master’s degree students are required to submit two bound copies of their thesis to the Princeton University Archives at the Mudd Manuscript Library. For formatting guidelines, follow the instructions for the bound volumes in the Mudd Dissertation Requirements. Master's degree students are not required to submit to the ProQuest UMI ETD Administrator website. No paperwork is required. One non-circulating, bound copy of each thesis is held in the collection of the University Archives. One circulating, bound copy of each thesis may also be available. Information about theses can be found in Princeton University Library's main catalog. For additional information, contact the Mudd Manuscript Library at 609-258-6345, or AcknowledgementsSections of this guide have been adapted from similar guides prepared by the American Library Association, the Cornell University Graduate School, the Johns Hopkins University Archives, and the Harvard University Archives. Used with permission. Updated 5/30/2012
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