Forms

Doctoral dissertations must be microfilmed by University Microfilms International of Ann Arbor, Michigan. This constitutes publication and makes the dissertation available to the public. The Microfilm Agreement Form, mailed to the student upon receipt of the Recommended Arrangements for Oral Examination, releases the dissertation to be microfilmed when the form is signed and returned with the two official copies of the dissertation.

Master's and doctoral students may wish to copyright their thesis or dissertation. The Chicago Manual of Style (1982) offers an excellent discussion of copyright law and its implications. "Copyright law exists to protect the exclusive right of the copyright holder to copy the work . . . [although] the law has long been interpreted as allowing others to copy brief portions of the work for certain purposes" (Chicago Manual of Style, p. 115). Doctoral candidates may complete the copyright section on the Microfilm Agreement Form and submit a cashier's check or postal money order in the amount specified on the form. University Microfilms will handle the copyright procedures. Master's degree candidates may obtain a copy of Form TX from the Thesis/Dissertation Consultant and follow instructions on the form for registration of the copyright.

If a thesis/dissertation is to be copyrighted, a page must be inserted immediately after the title page and assigned number ii. The following information must appear centered on the copyright page:

(Excerpt from Guide to the Preparation of Theses and Disserations, 8th ed, 1994, pp. 55-56.)