Theses and Dissertations

The Library provides information on submitting your thesis or dissertation in three different ways:

1. The pages below provide information on University policies, submission procedures, and copyright for your electronic thesis or dissertation (ETD).
2. The Library offers information sessions for thesis and dissertation authors every semester, as advertised through the Library and Graduate School. 
3. The Library has an eight-part video series, ETDs: Understand Your Options Before Clicking Submit.

Introduction

• Overview of the Submission Process
• Dissertation and Thesis Information (Graduate School)
• Guidelines for Dissertation and Thesis Writers (Graduate School)
• Georgetown ETDs (DigitalGeorgetown)
• Copyright and ETDs

Your Options When Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation

• Traditional or open access publishing?
• Searchable in Google, Google Scholar, Bing, and Yahoo or not?
• Embargoed or immediately accessible online?
• What is an ORCID iD?
• Register your copyright or not?

ProQuest Submission Information

• Forms & Instructions (ProQuest's policies and procedures)
• Submitting Your Dissertation or Thesis to ProQuest
• Resources and Guidelines

Publishing Your Dissertation

• Revising Your Dissertation for Publication

Finding Theses and Dissertations

• DigitalGeorgetown - electronic copies of Georgetown theses and dissertations, 2007-present
• WRLC - request print copies of Georgetown theses and dissertations from our off-campus storage center; use HoyaSearch to get a complete citation and call number
• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses - database with abstracts of theses and dissertations from North American and European universities, many with full text available
• Dissertations and Theses LibGuide - links to additional sources for locating theses and dissertations

Questions

• Submitting your thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School - contact the Assistant Director of Academic Affairs in the Graduate Student Services office
• DigitalGeorgetown - contact digitalscholarship@georgetown.edu
• Copyright or revising your thesis or dissertation for publication - contact Meg Oakley, Director, Copyright & Scholarly Communication