This guide provides steps for using the ProQuest ETD Administrator site for UW-Green Bay Masters and Doctorate students to publish their completed thesis or dissertation.
If you choose to publish "Open Access," The UW-Green Bay Libraries will pay for this service and you do not need to pay the associated fee. If you choose this option it will mean more people will be able to read your work. Here's what the Open Access Publishing Agreement says:
UWGB does not have a "delayed release or embargo policy," so unless you're in negotiation with a publisher for your work, most people will indicate "Yes" for the second section.
Note you are not able to modify your "Type of Publishing" selection after submitting your Thesis or Dissertation. If you wish to change from Traditional Publishing to Open Access, withdraw your submission and start again.
If you want to see more information about search engine discovery, here's what it says:
Click Save & Continue after you've selected your choices.
Fill out the Contact Information section.
Note: for student ID, we'd like the number on your student ID card. You can also find this information in SIS if you don't have a student ID card.
Fill out the information about your thesis/dissertation and advisors.
Upload a copy of your thesis or dissertation.
Note: We ask that you attach your Release of Rights form in a later step, so you can select "No" for the second section about copyright documents.
Upload supplemental files, if you have them
Upload the completed Release of Rights form
Note: this is a required document. If you haven't filled it out before starting your submission you can download it from this page, save it, fill it out, sign it electronically, and then upload it here.
Add notes to the administrative staff who manage this account
Register U.S. Copyright or choose to not file
Note: Graduate Studies does not file for Copyright on your behalf, so if you wish to proceed and have ProQuest file on your behalf you'll need to agree to pay the associated fee.
Students should choose No/ No if they've applied a Creative Commons License to their work.
Students should choose No/Yes if they want to pay ProQuest to register for Copyright on your behalf.
Students should choose Yes/No if they've already registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.
You may choose to order a physical copy through ProQuest, if you wish. For students in the Environmental Science & Policy Program, the Graduate Studies office works with DigiCopy to print your materials, then sends it to Grim Bindery in Madison, Wisconsin. If you would still like to purchase additional copies through ProQuest, you can follow the screenshots below.
Notes: Have your credit card handy! If you want to purchase copies through ProQuest, in the next steps you'll be asked for a credit card. You can can decline ordering copies and print elsewhere if you wish.
Review your submission and order summary
Finally, submit your thesis or dissertation. You'll see this screen and receive an email letting you know it was successfully submitted.
