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Thesis Submission

Attention:  Due to increased binding costs, print submissions will no longer be accepted after June 1, 2025. Only electronic submissions will be accepted.*

 

Your research, preserved for the world to see.

If you are in a graduate degree program that requires a thesis, dissertation, or project (Public Scholarship Project), you are required to submit a digital copy to the Robert L. Bogomolny Library for completion of your degree. Below are steps to help you submit your thesis, dissertation, or project to the library. 

Forms and Instructions

Verification of Submission Form

Thesis/Dissertation - KnowledgeWorks@UBalt Submission Instructions

Project - KnowledgeWorks@UBalt Submission Instructions

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global Submission Guidelines

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global Submission Page

Preparing your Thesis, Dissertation, or Project

Before finalizing your work, discuss the formatting with your adviser or program director to ensure you are in accordance with program standards. Be aware of any important deadlines, as it may take a few days for the library submission process.

Once you have completed your work, you will need to submit a digital copy to the library via MD-SOAR, and if you are a doctoral student, also submit to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.

If you are submitting a thesis or dissertation, go to Part A. If you are submitting a Public Scholarship Project, go to Part B.

 

Part A. Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation to MD-SOAR (KnowledgeWorks@UBalt) and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

1.  Submit your electronic copy to KnowledgeWorks@UBalt, an open-access UBalt repository which is part of the Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (MD-SOAR). The repository allows students and faculty to publish their scholarly and creative works for other researchers to access.  

Here are instructions for submitting your thesis or dissertation to KnowledgeWorks@UBalt.

 

2.  If you are a doctoral student, please also submit your dissertation to ProQuest Digital Dissertations, which is a national, searchable database for other researchers to use and cite. 

  • Upload your dissertation as well as any supplemental files (video, recordings, etc.) to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. Instructions are available on their website. The abstract and keywords that you placed in KnowledgeWorks@UBalt can also be entered into ProQuest. 
  • (Note: if you want to include a URL to a website you’ve created, there is no way to upload one, as it is not a file. However, you can create a word document with a screenshot of your website and type the URL on the document.  Upload it as a PDF in the Supplemental Files section.) 

3.  After completing your submission, fill out the Verification of Submission form and email to library staff member Tim Commo (tcommo@ubalt.edu). This form will be signed by library staff and emailed to your degree advisor verifying your submission. 

 

Part B. Submitting Your Public Scholarship Project to KnowledgeWorks@UBalt (MD-SOAR) and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

 

1.  Submit your electronic copy to KnowledgeWorks@UBalt, an open-access UBalt repository which is part of the Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (MD-SOAR). The repository allows students and faculty to publish their scholarly and creative works for other researchers to access.  

Here are instructions  for submitting your project to KnowledgeWorks@UBalt.

 

2.  Also submit your dissertation to ProQuest Digital Dissertations, which is a national, searchable database for other researchers to use and cite. 

  • Upload your dissertation as well as any supplemental files (video, recordings, etc.) to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. Instructions are available on their website. The abstract and keywords that you placed in KnowledgeWorks@UBalt can also be entered into ProQuest. 
  • (Note: if you want to include a URL to a website you’ve created, there is no way to upload one, as it is not a file. However, you can create a word document with a screenshot of your website and type the URL on the document.  Upload it as a PDF in the Supplemental Files section.) 

3.  After completing your submission, fill out the Verification of Submission form and email to library staff member Tim Commo (tcommo@ubalt.edu). This form will be signed by library staff and emailed to your degree advisor verifying your submission. 

Questions? Contact Tim Commo.

*NOTE: The library no longer binds theses/dissertations, but if you would like a personal professionally-bound edition, you can order online by sending a PDF of your thesis/dissertation to ProQuest Thesis On Demand or to PHD Bookbinding.