Digital Thesis deposit guidelines
Archiving your thesis in La Trobe University Research Online (La Trobe's open access research repository) offers many benefits:
- Your thesis can be easily located, read, and shared by a global audience, including scholarly colleagues as well as potential publishers and employers.
- Your thesis can be easily located and indexed by search engines, such as Google, Google Scholar and Yahoo, and National and International repository search engines
- The increased accessibility to your thesis increases the likelihood of it being cited in other scholarly work.
- Your thesis is securely stored, with access to it ensured with a permanent URL, to which you can refer and link from your resume, email messages, and web pages.
Important information flyer (PDF).
Requirements
At La Trobe University, all PhD, Masters by research, and professional doctorate students are required to lodge a digital copy of their thesis in Research Online as a condition of graduation. The deposit process is mediated by Library staff.
Award of your degree is subject to two copies of your thesis being received by the Research Services Office. One of these copies must be in a computer file format (saved to a CD or USB drive). Both copies of your thesis must include a signed consent form. The Research Services Office will send your digital copy to the Library for deposit into La Trobe University Research Online.
Restrictions
La Trobe University provides public access to both print and electronic forms of all theses UNLESS the author has been granted permission by the University to restrict access. Requests for restrictions on access must be approved by the PVC Graduate Research who will determine the duration of restricted access.
Restricted access to theses should only be considered by an institution when a case is made and only agreed to in compelling circumstances. Such circumstances could include commercial confidences, but not simply the denial of access by other scholars to what purports, after all, to be an advance in knowledge. When granted restricted access should be for a limited time, and as short a period as possible. Handbook for Candidates and Supervisors for Masters Degrees by Research and Doctoral Degrees, Appendix B, Section 10.6 (quoting the AVCC Code of Practice for Maintaining and Monitoring Quality and Standards in Higher Degrees)
Copyright Assistance
Refer to the Copyright in a thesis information.
Contacts
| Thesis deposit and technical assistance | Research Repository Coordinator |
|---|---|
| Christine Lucas Phone 03 9479 2924 repository@latrobe.edu.au |
Roderick Sadler Phone 03 9479 5688 repository@latrobe.edu.au |