The Northern Arizona University Office of Graduate and Professional Studies has partnered with Cline Library to make NAU theses and dissertations openly accessible through NAU’s institutional repository, OpenKnowledge@NAU. More information on the thesis & dissertation process at NAU is available from the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Open access (OA) is when a book, article, theses, dissertation becomes “digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.” Making publications open access ensures the widest distribution of knowledge on a global scale, and thus increases the chances that research will be used and cited (compared to research only available through a purchase or subscription). ProQuest charges $95 to make theses & dissertations OA, while OpenKnowledge@NAU does not charge a fee.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Not really, both ProQuest and OpenKnowledge@NAU make your work freely accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Both systems make items discoverable through search engine indexing. Paying to make your thesis or dissertation OA in ProQuest would be redundant.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Yes. Most students will want to make their theses or dissertations accessible to others as soon as possible to promote the use of their research, but there are some who will want to delay publication. This is known as an embargo period. Students may choose this option for several reasons including:<\/p>\n If you are thinking of using your thesis or dissertation for publishing or for a patent, keep in mind a general timeframe for how long these processes take when choosing your embargo period. Embargoes can be placed within both the ProQuest system and OpenKnowledge@NAU. Your advisor can assist you with making an embargo decision.<\/p>\n You can extend an embargo period in either system by contacting OpenKnowledge@nau.edu<\/a> and\/or ProQuest, disspub@proquest.com<\/a>. By default, the embargo you select in your initial submission to ProQuest will be honored in OpenKnowledge@NAU any changes made after submission will need to be sent to both OpenKnowledge@NAU<\/a> & ProQuest.<\/strong><\/p>\n During the embargo period, OpenKnowledge@NAU will contain a record of the work (title, author, abstract), but the full-text will not be accessible.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n OpenKnowledge@NAU allows you to choose a CC license for your electronic thesis or dissertation (ETD), which designates how users can cite, copy, and further disseminate your work. There are a number of different CC licenses available<\/a>. If you would like to include a CC license on your OpenKnowledge@NAU deposit or get more information about CC licenses, e-mail OpenKnowledge@nau.edu<\/a> or contact Brittany Blanchard, Research Programs Librarian, Brittany.Blanchard@nau.edu.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Yes, in general. Publisher policies vary by discipline, but two surveys of publishers in the sciences and the humanities and social sciences were open to article submissions based on open access theses and dissertations, or would consider them if the submission was “substantially different” from the thesis dissertation. A similar proportion of university presses surveyed would consider publishing a book based on a thesis or dissertation. Other disciplines view open access ETDs differently, such as the American Historical Association, which encourages students to choose an OA embargo period.<\/p>\n These policies vary by discipline and you may want to ask your advisor for guidance.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nWhat is open access, and how does it apply to my thesis or dissertation? Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
Is there a difference between OA through OpenKnowledge@NAU and OA through ProQuest? Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
Can I delay or otherwise limit the release of my thesis or dissertation? Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Can I use a Creative Commons (CC) license for my thesis or dissertation? Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
Will publishers consider publishing my work if it is based on an open access thesis or dissertation? Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n