Submitting Theses/Honors Projects to the Library
Library Copies
Students should deliver at least two paper copies (the original and one other) of their senior honors projects, master’s theses, doctoral dissertations, or CAGS field projects for addition to the Library’s collections to appropriate personnel at the Library (see below). Both of these copies will be sent to a commercial bindery and made into hardbound books. The original will be placed in Special Collections, and the other copy will be placed in the Library’s circulating collection. The Library pays for the binding of these two documents.
Department Copies
Students should also bring an additional paper copy of their theses, projects, or dissertations, if the sponsoring academic department or program wishes to have its own bound copy. This copy will be sent to the bindery along with those slated for the Library’s collections. The academic department or program pays for having this additional copy bound.
Personal Copies
Students may submit additional paper copies (limit is five), if they wish to have copies bound for their own use. Students are responsible for paying the binding costs of these personal copies, unless sponsoring academic departments or programs have made other arrangements for handling the cost. Payment for binding is required at the time of submission of copies to the Library. The preferred method of payment is by check, made out to Rhode Island College.
Digital Copies
Additionally, to allow future access to their works via the Web, students are asked to submit an electronic version of their senior honors projects, master’s theses, doctoral dissertations, or CAGS field projects for inclusion in DigitalCommons@RIC, the Institutional Repository of Rhode Island College, along with their paper copies. The preferred format is Microsoft Word, although other standard file types are accepted. The file may be submitted on a CD or sent as an email attachment. Students must also print out and complete the Deposit and Access Agreement Form and submit it when delivering the paper and electronic copies of their theses or projects.
Title Pages and Signature or Approval Sheets
Each copy of a thesis, dissertation, or project should include a title page and a completed signature or approval page. Information about formatting a title page and signature page for a Senior Honors Project is found at: http://www.ric.edu/honors/projects.php.
Sample title pages and approval pages for master’s theses and CAGS field projects can be located in Appendix B of the Graduate Studies Manual.
The Program Handbook for the Ph.D. Program in Education contains information about the required format for the title page and approval sheet for dissertations.
Contact
Students should call Professor Carol Hryciw-Wing at the Library (401-456-9615) to make an appointment for delivering thesis/project copies, the completed Deposit and Access Agreement Form, and payment for binding of personal copies.