Thesis and honors work submission policies

Before submitting your thesis to LITS for archiving, read through these policies. They will help you understand the process and ensure you have all the information you and your advisor need.

Faculty Legislation

In accordance with Faculty Legislation PDF , Library, Information, and Technology Services (LITS) archives and makes accessible the final accepted and corrected version of student honors theses and any accompanying or supporting materials (such as video, images or audio) within our Institutional Archive’s Student Theses and Honors Collection. [While work is underway to update Faculty Legislation, additional guidance appears in brackets.]

The final (corrected and accepted) version of your thesis must be submitted no later than July 1 of your graduation year [or February 1 for mid-year graduates].
Once a thesis is submitted and approved into the online collection, no changes are permitted: all edits and revisions must be incorporated before submission.
Requests for changes to the permissions category (i.e., to move a thesis from Restricted to Public) may be made at any time by contacting Research Services at researchservices-g@mtholyoke.edu.
Requests to withdraw a thesis after submission are typically not allowed. If you have a special circumstance, contact Research Services at researchservices-g@mtholyoke.edu. Withdrawals will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Dean of Studies office.

LITS will make your thesis, and any accompanying material, available to end users of the Institutional Archive consistent with the access permissions specified by you at the time of submission.

See understanding access permissions for a full explanation of permissions as they relate to the thesis collections. Your thesis advisor will be able to assist you in deciding which access category is best for your work depending on its scope and content. All permissions are set during the actual submission process. When submitting your thesis, you will certify that you have discussed this with your advisor, including whether or not your thesis should be embargoed. If you or your advisor have questions about the access and permissions options, please Research Services at researchservices-g@mtholyoke.edu.

By submitting a thesis and accepting the submission agreement, you, the student, certify the following:

That your thesis, and any accompanying material, is an original work, and does not infringe upon any third party’s copyright, such as illustrations or images, OR:
that your thesis, and/or any accompanying material, does contain third party content for which you do not hold copyright, and:
this content has been clearly identified and acknowledged;

AND the content has been used within the bounds of the Fair Use exemption of U.S. Copyright law (17 USC 107); OR you have documented that you have obtained the unrestricted permission of the copyright owner to grant MHC the rights required by this agreement.

Consult with your thesis advisor if you have questions about third-party content. For further information on Fair Use and securing permissions, please see the copyright research guide or contact Research Services as researchservices-g@mtholyoke.edu

When you submit your thesis to LITS, we will store it, and any accompanying material (such as images or video files), within the Institutional Archive’s Student Theses and Honors Collection. We may need to convert your thesis, and any accompanying material, without changing the content, to another format necessary for preservation and storage. This is also referred to as “migration.” We will also create a backup copy of your thesis and any accompanying materials for preservation purposes.

Thesis and honors work submission policies

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