Graduate Studies students can prepare to help save a lot of trees.
Beginning this semester, Ph.D. and M.S. students will utilize electronic submission for their theses and dissertations.
Formerly, the projects had to be delivered in hard copy. Now, theses and dissertations will be submitted in electronic form and will be warehoused in UNMC’s Digital Commons.
“This is a giant leap in terms of convenience for students,” said Pamela Carmines, Ph.D., assistant dean of graduate studies. “In addition to ease of delivery, the new electronic system will save students the cost of printing and binding their final theses or dissertations, which could sometimes cost as much as $100. We have created detailed instruction packets to guide students through the process and to provide assistance in formatting the thesis or dissertation. These instruction packets are available at the Graduate Studies website.”
As part of Digital Commons, the works will be available to readers and researchers through a simple Google search, Dr. Carmines said, although the student or their advisor can establish an embargo of up to two years before the work will appear in searches by the general public.
The McGoogan Library of Medicine created Digital Commons@UNMC as an electronic institutional repository of research, scholarly communications and archival materials produced or owned by members of the UNMC community.
“Adding theses and dissertations to Digital Commons complements our efforts in showcasing UNMC’s scholarly output,” said Emily McElroy, director of the McGoogan. “We are joining other academic institutions by providing access to theses and dissertations in our institutional repository, Digital Commons. The McGoogan Library takes pride in opening our unique collections to a global audience.”