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MCCP 7006 HKBU Library October 2014
Your Thesis & Open Access • HKBU is an Open
Access Institution for Research Post Graduates
• Theses are uploaded onto the Institutional Repository
Your Thesis & Open Access
• Time from your completion to upload to the IR (1-1 ½ years)
• You have an option to withhold full-text for an additional 1 year
Embargo option
The 1 year embargo is from the date the Library receives your thesis, not from your completion
Usually this extended amount of time is sufficient for journal publication…. If you have a patent application pending or other extraordinary circumstances, please contact the Library’s ETD coordinator: [email protected]
Publication in ProQuest
Submission of HKBU theses to ProQuest takes even longer
You retain copyright, HKBU absorbs publishing cost & your work is visible in a known & respected repository! See the ProQuest FAQ for more information
Voluntary submission of your thesis with ProQuest
Publishing your thesis with ProQuest
• Non-exclusive (You retain copyright) • No fee, HKBU absorbs publishing cost • Your work will be visible in a world-renowned
repository for post-graduate research!
To submit your thesis for publication in ProQuest, you only need to sign
The rest of the form is voluntary info, or irrelevant to Hong Kong such as:
• Register address for royalty payments
• Submit payment for copyright (HKBU states you own copyright)
• Enter subject info to enhance searchibility
Most important: your submission to ProQuest is voluntary
If you do not wish to submit your work, merely omit your signature HKBU cannot submit your thesis to ProQuest without a signed agreement form