Binding Copies of a Completed Doctoral Dissertation for University City Campus Departments/Programs

 After your advisor has reviewed the format of your dissertation and you have passed your dissertation defense, bring the following items to Hagerty Library, Technical Services Department (room 112), Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:45pm.

Required:

• One compact disc (CD) with a PDF version of your dissertation
• One print copy on 100% cotton paper for the Library
• One print copy on your choice of paper for your advisor
• Office of Graduate Studies Completion Form with required signatures. Hagerty Library's Thesis Contact will provide two signatures for you if you meet all your dissertation submission requirements
• Completed Thesis Approval Form with required signatures
• Signed and completed ProQuest Information and Learning (PQIL) Doctoral Dissertation Agreement form
• One photocopy of your dissertation’s title page
• One photocopy of your dissertation’s abstract
• Two separate payments to cover binding charges (see below).

Optional:

• You may submit any number of additional personal copies of your dissertation for binding at $20.00 per copy.
• The Library intends to make your research widely available to the international scholarly community through Drexel's institutional repository, iDEA. If you are uncomfortable having your research made freely available on the Internet, you may "opt out" of the Electronic Theses and Dissertations program on iDEA by contacting the University Archivist.

Payment:

• To Hagerty Library:
  • Visa, MasterCard, DragonCard funds are preferred payment methods.
  • Cashier's check, certified check or money order made payable to W.W. Hagerty Library are also accepted. Personal checks are not accepted.
  • $20.00 for the cost of binding the copy for your advisor
  • Plus optionally $20/copy for your additional personal copies
• To ProQuest:
  • Cashier's check, money order or certified check made payable to PQIL
  • $86.00 (increased on 6/1/11) for the cost of scanning, microfilming, and binding your 100% cotton paper copy

Questions? Consult our FAQ page or contact Hagerty Library's Thesis Contact:

• Donna Sutherland at dbs24@drexel.edu (215-895-6788)