Crossing the Finish Line:

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1 Crossing the Finish Line: Uploading Your Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) Spring 2018 Valerie Emerson ETD Administrator, Gelman Library / (202) GW ETD Website:

2 This Workshop Covers: Preparing your document to upload Creating your account on the ETD Administrator website What will you be asked when you submit your thesis/dissertation? Forms and Surveys Resources

3 University Formatting Guidelines University formatting guidelines apply to the following: Page margins Page order Page numbering Required content and formatting for the front pages

4 Preparing your Document Embed your fonts when saving your Word document. Submit the entire document as a single.pdf EXCEPT for Supplementary Files. Contact the ETD Administrator at etds@gwu.edu for assistance.

5 Create an Account Create an account on the GWU ProQuest ETD website: ww.etdadmin.com/cgi-bin/school?siteid=55 You will receive s (from ProQuest) at various stages of the submission process. Under About You: Use an address you check on a regular basis and can handle.pdf documents. Add proquest.com to your address book so s do not go into your spam or trash box.

6 Submission Process 1. Publishing Options: Open Access or Traditional Publishing What is the difference? Fees: Open Access - $95 Traditional Publishing - $0

7 Submission Process 2. Do you want to embargo your manuscript? Why embargo your manuscript? For how long? 6 months, 1 year or 2 years Where can I get help if I am unsure what to do?

8 Submission Process 3. Do want your work discoverable by major search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, etc.?

9 Open Access Publishing

10 Traditional Publishing

11 Submission Process 4. Do you have permissions to use third 4. you have permissions to use third party intellectual property. party intellectual property? How do I get third party permission? ProQuest Copyright Guide Include permissions at the end of your manuscript. Include permissions at the end of your manuscript. e ProQuest to file for copyright on your behalf? Fee of $55.00 for copyright registration due to ProQuest at time of submission File for Copyright Registration file for copyright electronically directly with the U.S. Copyright Office for $ Post

12 Submission Process 5. Do you want to file for copyright? Why file for copyright? Should ProQuest to file for copyright on your behalf? Fee: $55.00 for copyright registration File for copyright registration yourself Fee: $

13 Submission Process 6. Order copies of your manuscript (optional) 7. Order Status for hard copies of a dissertation or thesis. Allow at least 3 months to receive your order Contact the Author and School Relations Group re: the status of your order at disspub@proquest.com

14 Forms Complete the ETD Access/Approval Form: Turn the completed ETD Access/Approval form to your School Administrator at the time you upload your submission. This form is required for the final review process and be cleared for graduation.

15 Surveys For Ph.D. Candidates - Survey of Earned Doctorates Surveys may be completed online. Forward the confirmation from the Survey of Earned Doctorates to your School Administrator. Student Graduation Survey: This survey is online. Completion of this survey is required to receive tickets the University Commencement Ceremony

16 Status of Submission

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18 You have crossed the finish line when Dear [Your Name], Congratulations. Your submission, [ETD Account No.] has cleared all of the necessary checks and will soon be delivered to ProQuest/UMI for publishing. Regards, [Your ETD School Administrator]

19 Resources ProQuest ETD Administrator Site

20 Resources GW ETD Website (