Thesis Binding and Electronic Publishing

Graduate Theses - UOIT Library Collection --Print Volumes and Electronic Copies

A print and electronic copy of every student thesis is forwarded to the Library by the Office of Graduate Studies for its archival collection and for electronic publication. The print copy does not circulate; however, the electronic copy is posted on the library's institutional repository providing open access to the full-text of all UOIT theses through E-scholar. In addition to this, the Library submits the electronic file for processing to ProQuest, allowing the theses to become available online on AMICUS via the Library and Archives Canada's Thesis Canada program. ProQuest's four year time delay in sending theses to Library and Archives Canada has now been dropped.

Graduate Theses – Personal and Departmental Print Copies – Self-Serve Binding

Binding arrangements for student, program office and/or supervisor and co-supervisor copies have been set up on a self serve basis with Wallaceburg Bookbinding.

There are two methods for having your copies bound:

Send to bindery via The Office of Graduate Studies:

Complete the Wallaceburg Thesis Bookbinding form and include with your printed copies.
Hard copies can be dropped off to Almey Tse Soriano (see contact information further below), Office of Graduate Studies.
Finished bound copies can be picked up at the office of Graduate Studies in approximately 2-4 weeks.

Send electronic copy to bindery for printing and binding:

Visit http://www.wbmbindery.com/thesis-binding/personal-thesis-binding/ for information and printing fees.
Complete the Wallaceburg Thesis Bookbinding form as this one is specific to UOIT. Fax it or scan and email it to helpdesk@wbmbindery.com
Note: the pdf file sent must be correct. The bindery will bind it as printed.
Theses will be shipped directly to the address you provide. Shipping and Handling fees apply.

Binding Details

Wallaceburg Bookbinding has a template for UOIT Grad Studies for the placement of lettering on the theses cover to help standardize the presentation of author, degree and year on the spine and title, author and university name on the front cover.

Master’s theses are bound in royal blue (# 460) and dissertations are bound in black (#750) with the information stamped on the cover in white for The Office of Graduate Studies copies. Personal student or other copies may be done in their colours of choice.

For other queries and details regarding pick-up and drop-off of theses binding

Almey Tse Soriano
Senior Admissions and Registration Officer
Office of Graduate Studies - UOIT (ERC2029)
2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4
almey.tsesoriano@uoit.ca
905.721.8668 x. 5431

Office of Graduate Studies Thesis Procedures

http://gradstudies.uoit.ca/current_students/thesis_preparation_submission/procedures/thesis-procedures.php

Electronic publishing for non-thesis (Master's Projects)

The Library does not acquire master's projects for its print archive collection. If students wish to submit an electronic copy of their project for inclusion in the Library's institutional repository E-scholar (this is voluntary) they can submit a CD to their program office. The program office then submits the CD directly to the attention of: Kathryn Hanson, Special Projects Officer, LIB 220E, North Oshawa Library 905.721.8668 x. 2399.

The CD must have three files, each in a PDF format:

The project or paper
The completed form Certificate of Approval - Master's Project or Major Paper
The form Submission of Thesis/Dissertation/Project/Major Paper. This form must contain an abstract of the project/paper (no more than 100 words) and 5 key words which can be used by researchers to search for the document.