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TableofContents
GeneralSubmissionRequirements.
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QUESTIONSandASSISTANCE 2 DELIVERABLES. 2 PROCESSINGTHESES.. 3PhysicalRequirementsforPrintTheses. 3
PAPER 3 SHEETSIZEandORIENTATION 3 MARGINS 3 TEXTTYPEandFORMATREQUIREMENTS. 4 OVERSIZEDPAGES 5 PAGENUMBERING.. 5 DOUBLE-SIDEDPAGECONSIDERATIONS. 6 UNBOUNDSUPPLEMENTARYMATERIAL 6 LINE,FILL,ARCHITECTURALPOCHE,COLORandIMAGEREQUIREMENTS .. 6ContentConsiderations:PrefatoryPages 7
COVERPAGE.............. 7 TITLEPAGE 7 COPYRIGHTPAGE 7 SIGNATUREPAGE 8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSPAGE 8 ABSTRACTPAGE 8 TABLEofCONTENTSPAGE(S).. 8 LISTSofTABLES,FIGURES,ILLUSTRATIONS,ETC. .. 9ContentConsiderations:BodyoftheThesis .. 9
ContentConsiderations:BackMaterial 10
AppendixA:SampleLetterofTransmittaltotheLibrary . 11
ListofFigures
Figure1.1:PortfolioSingleFold 5
Figure1.2:PortfolioDoubleFold. 5
Figure1.3:LandscapeSingleFold 5
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GeneralSubmissionRequirements
ThissetofguidelineswaspreparedbytheLibraryinordertoestablishminimumstandards
forcataloging,archiving,preservinganddisseminatingMastersThesespreparedbyMassArtgraduatestudentsaspartialfulfillmentoftheirrespectiveacademicdepartments
requirementsforamastersdegree.Studentsshouldconsultwiththeiracademic
departmentsformorestringentoradditionalrequirements.
QUESTIONSandASSISTANCE
ContacttheTechnicalServicesLibrarianifyouhaveanyquestions;requireassistanceor
clarificationoftheserequirements.
DELIVERABLES
Oncethethesishasbeenfinalized,acceptedbytheacademicdepartmentandprinted,the
studentshouldsubmitthefollowingdocumentsandmaterialstotheirdepartments
designatedthesiscoordinator :
LetterofTransmittal :Thatclearlyindicatesallmaterialsandbindingspecificationinstructions.SeeAppendixAforasampletemplate.
PrintedThesisDocuments :(2)copies,unbound,andun-punched,withallrequiredsignatures.Puteachcopyinitsown8x11boxorbetweentwopiecesof8
x11cardboardheldtogetherwithheavydutyrubberbandsineachdirection.
o Donotuseclipsorothermethodsthatcouldmarordentthedocumentoriginals
o Labeltheboxtoporcardboardcoverwith Yourname AcademicDepartment YearofGraduation
o SupplementaryMaterial materialintendedtobeheldunboundinapocketattheendofthebounddocument
Envelope-Placethematerialinanenvelope(oneenvelopewitheachcopyofthethesisdocument
Where-Puttheenvelopebehindthelastpageoftheunboundthesissubmittal
Labeling-Labeltheenvelopewithyournameandthewords:SupplementaryMaterial
Checking-Studentsarenotentitledtolooktothelibraryorbinderytocheckforanyerrorsoromissionsinsubmittedmaterial.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto:missingorimpropermaterial;pageorder;margins;pagination;pageorientation;
citations;spelling;grammar;orlegibility.
PDFVersion: Include(1)CopyofthethesisdocumentonaCD.ThisversionshouldexactlymatchthepapercopiesandincludescannedPDFsofallpagesthatinclude
requiredsignaturesaswellasanypageswithhandororiginalartwork.
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PROCESSINGTHESES
Onceyouracademicdepartmentissatisfiedthatthethesisissuitableforbindingand
archiving,thedepartmentsthesiscoordinatorwillsubmitthesematerialstotheTechnical
ServicesLibrarianforbinding,archivingandcataloging. Binding:ThethesispaperoriginalswillbesenttotheLibrarysbinderycontractor
bundledwithotherLibrarymaterialstobeboundonceasemester.Bindingcosts
forthesetwocopieswillbepaidforbytheLibrary
Archivingandcataloging:Oneboundcopywillbereturnedtotheacademicdepartmentgrantingthedegreeandthelibrarystaffwillcatalogtheothersoitis
searchableinthelibrarysonlinecatalog,aswellasinWorldcat.TheLibrarysbound
copywillbestoredintheCollegesArchives/SpecialCollectionsforperpetuityand
willbeaccessibletoresearchersuponrequest.ThePDFversionwillbecataloged
andstoredintheCollegesyet-to-be-establishedInstitutionalRepositoryandwillbe
publiclyavailabletoresearchersovertheInternet,subjecttoanyrestrictions
imposedbytheacademicdepartmentgrantingthedegree.
PhysicalRequirementsforPrintTheses
PAPER
Finalsubmittalsshallbemadeonpapermeetingthefollowingrequirements:
Composition: acid-neutraloracid-free,25%cotton.
Color:TextWhite Weight:20-lb.minimum(60-lbforfoldedpages). Opacity:Ifprintingonbothsidesofthepage,thepapermustbeopaque.
SHEETSIZEandORIENTATION
Finalsubmittalsshallmeetthefollowingrequirements:
Size:8x11 Oversizedpages: PermittedsubjecttoOversizedPagesRequirements. Orientation:
o Portrait:boundonlefthand11sideo Landscape,boundonlefthand81/2side
MARGINS
Top,bottom,andsidemargins(includingoversizedfoldedpagestobeboundintothe
document)mustbeatleastaninchwide(1")toallowforbindingandtrimming.All
information(text,headings,notes,andnon-textcontentsuchastables,figuresand
drawings,etc.,mustbewithinthetextarea.Exception:pagenumbers3/4margins.
TEXTTYPEandFORMATREQUIREMENTS
Forclarity,andreproducibility,textrequirementsareasfollows:
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Frontmaterial,mainbodyandappendices: o Size:11-pointorlarger.o Fonts:seriforsan-serif,regulartext.Reserveboldfaceanditalictextto
highlightinformationonly.Avoiddecorativefontsthataredifficulttoread.
o Color:Blacko Orientation:Horizontal,perpendiculartobindingedgeo Spacing:Singleordoublespacing.o Formatstyle:MLA,APA,Chicagoorotherapprovedbytheacademic
department.Useonlyoneformatstyleoramendedstylefortheentire
document(including,butnotlimitedto:headings,levels,citations,and
bibliographies).
o ChapterandAppendicesStartchapters(ormajorsectionsifnochaptersused),referencescited,bibliographiesandeachappendixattheheadofa
newpage(righthandside,ifthedocumentisprintedontwosides)
Non-TextContentsuchas:Tables,Charts,figures,Illustrations,drawings,sketchesanddiagrams
o Size:11-pointorlargerafteranyimagereductiontofititemontothepage.o Fonts:seriforsan-serif,regulartexttypeface.Reserveboldfaceanditalic
texttohighlightinformationonly.Avoiddecorativefontsthataredifficult
toread.Legiblehandlettering11pt.orgreaterispermitted(subjecttothe
academicdepartmentsrequirements)
o Color:Blackorgrayscalerecommended(unlessotherwiseapprovedbytheacademicdepartmentgrantingthedegree).Purpose:tofacilitatelegible
blackandwhitephotocopiesbyotherresearchers.
o Orientation-typical:Horizontal,perpendiculartobindingedgeorparalleltobindingedge.
o Orientationfullpage:Ifthematerialwillnotfitacrossthepage,providethematerialonitsownpagewithoutmainbodytext.Ifnobodytextis
presentonthepage,theitemmayberunparalleltothebindingedge,
keepingthetopofthematerialconsistentlyatthebindingedgeoropposite
thebindingedge.Ifthematerialwillnotfitonanormalfullpage,oversized
foldedpapermaybeused.
o ItemNumbersandTitles(e.g.figureno.:,drawingno.:)BoldFaceparallelwiththeorientationoftheitem.
o PageNumbersSamesequence,size,orientationandlocationasthemaintextpages.
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OVERSIZEDPAGES
Permittedsizes,orientationsandfoldingrequirementsforbinding: Charts,graphs,tables,
etc.,shouldbereducedwheneverpossibletoan8-by-11-inchsheetsizeandinthesame
orientation(portraitorlandscape)asthebodyofthedocument.If,intheopinionofthestudentwithconcurrencebythestudentsthesiscommittee,thematerialisnotreducible,a
limitednumberofoversizesheetsmustbefoldedtocomewithinthetextarealimitssothe
foldswillnotbetrimmedofforboundinduringthebindingprocedure.Forexample,ina
portraitorienteddocument,ifusing11x17oversizedsheet,thepapermustbetrimmedto
11x15forasinglefoldsheet(seefigure1.1)or11x17untrimmedwithadoublefold
(seefigure1.2).Ineithercase,thesheetshouldbefoldedsothattheleftedgeis1inch
fromthebindinggutterandtheentirewidthdoesnotexceedeight(8)inches.Landscape
orienteddocumentsusing8x14(or11x17trimmedto8x17)oversizedpaper
shallbefoldedinasimilarmanor(seefigure1.3).
Figure1.1Figure1.2Figure1.3PortfolioSingleFoldPortfolioDoubleFoldLandscapeSingleFold
Quantities:Nomorethanten(10)foldedpagestotalinthedocumentwithoutpriorwritten
approvaloftheacademicdepartmentsthesiscommitteechairinconsultationwiththe
TechnicalServicesLibrarian.Thislimitissetsothatthebounddocumentwillnotfanout
duetothebinderysstandardthesisbindingtechnique.
PAGENUMBERING
Theentirethesismustbepaginatedinoneconsecutivenumberingsequence.
Exception:Donotnumberthecover,title,copyrightorunboundsupplementarymaterialpages. Location:Pagenumbersmustbeinthecenteroroutsideedgeofthetextmargin,
sotheyarenotlostwhenbinding.
Seedouble-sidedpageconsiderations(nextpage)foradditionalrequirements Size:11pointminimum
DOUBLE-SIDEDPAGECONSIDERATIONS
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Double-sidedprintingisacceptableifthepaperissufficientlyopaquesothatprintingonone
sidedoesnotimpairreadabilityontheotherside.Asingle-sidedillustrationpagemaybe
includedinadouble-sideddocument,butbothsidesofthesingle-sidedsheetshouldbe
countedinthepagenumberingsequence.
UNBOUNDSUPPLEMENTARYMATERIALSubjecttothestudentsthesiscommitteeapproval,astudentmaysubmitaccompanying
materialwithhis/herprintthesisthatwillbeputintoaflatpocketontheinsidefaceofthe
backofthebindingcover.
NOTE:TherequiredPDFcopyofthethesisdocumentdescribedaboveisNOTsupplementarymaterialandwillnotbeincludedinthesupplementarymaterial
sleeve.
Quantity:Unboundsupplementarymaterialshouldbeusedsparingly.Theintentistoprovideformaterialthatisgermanetothethesis,butcannotbeadequatelyincludedinthebodyorappendixofthethesisdocument.CheckwiththeTechnical
ServicesLibrarianifyouthinkyoumayneedmorethanoneitem.
Examplesinclude:CDs,DVDsorfoldedpaperPriortoproducingtheunboundsupplementarymaterial,checkwiththeTechnical
ServicesLibrariantomakesurethattheintendedmaterialswillfittheavailable
pockets.
LabelingContent-includethefollowingoneachitem:titleofitem,thesistitle,academicdepartmentgrantingthedegree,yeardegreegranted,andyournameand
copyrightnotice.Alsoincludeanyhardwareorsoftwarespecifications.
LabelingSpecifications:labeldirectlyonthematerialorontoastickybacklabelwithinkorpermanentmarkerinsuchawaythatthecontentwillnotbeadversely
affected.Locatethelabels(s)sothattheycanbereadwithouthavingtounfoldany
printedmaterials.Usetypedtextorlegible,darkinkormarkerlettering.
ElectronicMedia:becauseelectronicmediatechnologyissubjecttofrequentchangesandreaderavailability,usemediaformatsthatarelikelytoremain
readablebythewidestrangeofreadersinthefuturesuchasJPG,PDF,MP3.Ifin
doubt,checkwithboththeacademicdepartmentgrantingthedegreeandthe
TechnicalServicesLibrarian.
PaperMedia:Thesamecriteriaasboundprintedmaterialwiththefollowingexceptions.
o Foldedsizes:nolargerthan7x10o Margins:therearenospecialrequirementformminimummargins.
LINE,FILL,ARCHITECTURALPOCHE,COLORandIMAGEREQUIREMENTS
Copiesofthesisdocumentmaterialswilllikelybelimitedtopagesupto11x17,inblackand
white,orifscanned,at300dpiresolution.Theauthorshouldconsidertheselimitations
whenselectinglinetypesandweights,fillpatterns,colorandimagesetc
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ContentConsiderations:PrefatoryPages
Archivedthesisdocumentsincludethefollowingfrontmaterial,intheorderlisted,andmeetingthefollowingarchivecontentrequirements.
COVERPAGE
Subjecttotheapprovalofthestudentsacademicdepartment,studentsmayincludeacover
page.Alsosubjecttothestudentsacademicdepartment,thecoverpagemayusemulti-
colorgraphics,images,graphicfontsetc.However,thecoverpage,ifincluded,isnota
substitutefortherequiredtitlepagedescribedbelow.
TITLEPAGE
Eachthesiswillincludeatitlepage,inplaintext,blackandwhite,andnographics,withthe
followinginformation:
Nameoftheinstitutionanddepartmentgrantingthedegree(e.g.):
MassachusettsCollegeofArtandDesign,
DepartmentofArchitecturalDesign
ThesisTitle (seeThesisTitlerecommendations)
Author(MatchingthatonfileattheRegistrarsOffice)
DegreeProgramsubmittalstatement(e.g.):Submittedinpartialfulfillmentforthe
requirementsofMasterofArchitecture
Datedegreewillbeconferredinthefollowingformat:Monthspelledoutinfull
andyear(e.g.December,2011)
COPYRIGHTPAGE
Locatethispageonthebacksideofthetitlepageregardlessofwhetherornotthe
documentisdoubleorsingle-sided.Includethecopyrightnotice,the symbol,theyearthedegreewillbegranted,yournameasstatedonthetitlepage,theAllRightsReserved
statement,andsignedgrantofreproductionanddistributionstatementasshowninthe
examplebelow.
2010.JaneQ.Doe.AllRightsReserved
GRANTofREPRODUCTIONandDISTRIBUTIONTheauthorherebygrantstotheMassachusettsCollegeofArtandDesign,royaltyfree,non-
exclusiveandirrevocablepermissiontoreproduceandtodistributepubliclypaperand
electroniccopiesofthisthesisdocument,includinganyaccompanyingunboundsupplementary
material,inwholeorinpartinanymediumnowknownorhereaftercreated.
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AuthorsSignature
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SIGNATUREPAGE
Provideifrequiredorpermittedbythedepartmentgrantingthedegreeandfollowingthe
formatandcontentrequirementsofthedepartment.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSPAGE
Provideifrequiredorpermittedbythedepartmentgrantingthedegreeandfollowingthe
formatandcontentrequirementsofthedepartment.
ABSTRACTPAGE
Thelibraryrecommends,butdoesnotrequireandabstractpage.Thepurposeofthe
abstractpageistoallowotherspotentiallyinterestedinreadingyourthesistoquickly
determineifitisgermanetotheirworkandworthfurtherinquiry.
Ifincluded,theabstractpageisastandalonepagethatwillbesearchableonlineandshould
containkeyinformationregardingthethesisanditscontents.Traditionally,abstractpages
includethefollowingitemsintheorderlistedbelow.
ThesisTitleatthetopofthepage,exactlyasstatedonthetitlepage Degreeforwhichthethesisiswritten Yearinwhichthedegreewillbegranted Nameoftheacademicdepartment grantingthedegree Nameoftheschool :MassachusettsCollegeofArtandDesign Yournameexactlyasstatedonthetitlepage BodyoftheAbstractwiththeheaderABSTRACT immediatelyabovethetext
Theabstracttextshouldclearlyandsuccinctlydescribe(150-250wordsmaximum
recommended)thegoalsandpurposeofthethesisaswellasanoverviewof
participants,methodsused(includingidentificationoftheprincipleparadigm
quantitative,qualitativeormixed),majorresultsandconclusionsaswellas
acknowledgementofprinciplevaliditythreats..
BodyoftheAbstractAdditionalRequirements: Seeyouracademicdepartmentsguidelinesforadditionalrequirementsorcontents.
TABLEofCONTENTSPAGE(S)
Thetableofcontents,alongwiththelistsofnon-textcontent,isimportantbecausethey
providethereaderwitharoadmapfornavigatingandunderstandingthestructureofthe
thesis.Theyshouldbecarefullyorganizedandpresentedsothatthereadercanclearly
understandtheoverallaswellasdetailelementsofthethesismaterial.Includethe
followinginformation:
ThesisTitleatthetopofthepage,exactlyasstatedonthetitlepage Title:TableofContents Include(intheordertheyappearinthethesis)thefollowing:
o SignaturePage(ifincluded)o AcknowledgementsPage (ifincluded)o AbstractPage(ifincluded)
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o TableofContents o ListsofTables,Figures,Illustrations,DrawingsandSketches,etc. (ifthey
areincludedinthethesis)
o Chapters,Sections,Sub-Sections,etc. asincludedinthebodyofthethesis(essentiallyallpartsofthethesisthatincludeastandaloneheader)
o EndNotes(ifincludedasastandaloneChapterattheendofthebodyofthethesis)
o BibliographyorReferencesCited (Asrequiredbytheacademicdepartmentgrantingthedegree)
o Appendices(asincludedattheendofthethesis) AppendixA:TitleoftheAppendixandinitialpage AppendixB:TitleoftheAppendixandinitialpage AppendixC(etc.)
o ListofUnboundSupplementaryMaterials (ifincluded) Format:Inadditiontothetitleofeachitem,includethenumberofthepagewith
whicheachchapter,section,orsub-sectionstarts.
Checking:Aftermanydraftsandrevisions,thetableofcontentsmaynolongerbeaccurate.Makesurethatthenamingofeachheaderisexactlyasfoundinthethesis
andthatthepagenumberscorrectlycorrespondtothepagenumberinthefinal
acceptedthesisbeingsubmittedforarchiving.
LISTSofTABLES,FIGURES,ILLUSTRATIONS,ETC.
Theselistsshouldcontainthefollowinginformation:
ThesisTitleatthetopofthepage,exactlyasstatedonthetitlepage Title:e.g.ListofTables ListofallTablesincludedinthethesiscontaining,intheorderfoundandexactlyas
statedinthebodyofthefinalacceptedthesisbeingsubmittedforarchiving.
o TableNumbero Titleofthetableo StartingPageofthetable
ListsofFigures,Illustrationsetc.followthesameformatrequirements.
ContentConsiderations:BodyoftheThesis
ConsistentlyfollowoneofthegenerallyacceptedstyleguidessuchasMLA,APA,Chicago,
etc.asrequiredorapproved(withmodifications)bytheacademicdepartmentgrantingthe
degree.
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ContentConsiderations:BackMaterial
Consistentlyfollowthestyleguidechosenforthebodyofthethesisasrequiredorapproved
(withmodifications)bytheacademicdepartmentgrantingthedegree.Backmaterial
includes,butisnotlimitedtothefollowingintheorderlisted:
ENDNOTES(ifincludedasastandalonechapterattheendofthebodyofthethesis)
WORKSCITEDorBIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES(ifincluded)
UNBOUNDSUPPLEMENTARYMATERIAL(S) (ifincluded)