The Tweaking of the Thesis Policies

I'm continually adjusting our thesis policies as I get more information from the publisher on how they have changed things. The new policy is up on the Library's webpage (under Writing tools). A few major things to remember, if a student asks you:

There is no more purple booklet. The guidelines and forms are on the web at:
http://www.il.proquest.com/dissertationagree/masters_thesis_publishing_agreement.pdf
username: dissertations password: publish. I've printed out a reference copy for the desk.

FEES: There is a mandatory fee of $45.00. This gets the student one bound copy, and the Library one bound copy. There are OPTIONAL fees of $65.00 to register copyright, and $95.00 if they choose "Open Access" publishing. There are pros and cons to both these options, students really have to read the booklet, which explains both VERY well. Checks (made out to University of Hawaii) and cash are good for these fees. No credit cards. If students want additional copies, they have to ORDER and PAY FOR them themselves. Credit cards work for this.

The Library does not need a printed copy of the thesis. Students should not bring, and librarians should not accept, printed copies.

Thesis should be in PDF format. We can convert a Word Document if needed.

The most important thing to remember is that this is all different than how it was done in the past. Professors and departments may be giving students outdated information, because, really, who can keep track of this stuff? When all else fails, come get me.