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Dissertations, Doctoral Projects, and Theses: Embargoes

Should i request an embargo for my dissertation.

If you are concerned that public release of your research may be inadvisable, you may request an embargo, which will restrict access to your work for a limited period of time. Reasons for an embargo include: making public information about a pending patent application, violating privacy rights; disclosing sensitive data or information; and adversely affecting your chances of publishing a revised dissertation. In these cases, you should consult with your advisor and dissertation committee to determine whether an embargo would be appropriate.

In 2013, the American Historical Association released its Statement on Policies Regarding the Embargoing of Completed History PhD Dissertations  suggesting that doctoral students should be permitted to embargo online access to their dissertation for up to six years, with access being provided only for those on campus or with the student’s explicit permission off campus. If you are concerned that the availability of your dissertation in an open access repository will negatively affect your future publication prospects, you may find our Revising Your Dissertation for Publication page and the articles below of interest.

• Cohen, Philip N. " Sociologists: Don’t Embargo your Dissertation ." Family Inequality. 2021.
• " Can't Find It, Can't Sign It: On Dissertation Embargoes ." Harvard University Press Blog. 2013.
• Gilliam, Christian and Christine Daoutis. " Can Openly Accessible E- Theses Be Published as Monographs? A Short Survey of Academic Publishers ."  Serials Librarian  no. 1–4 (July 2018): 5–12.
• Gold, Alexandra. " The Great Embargo Debate ." Inside Higher Ed. 2018.
• McCutcheon, Angela M. Impact of Publishers' Policy on Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (EDT) Distribution Options within the United States . 2010
• Ramirez, M. L., J. T. Dalton, G. Mcmillan, M. Read, and N. H. Seamans. " Do Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations Diminish Publishing Opportunities in the Social Sciences and Humanities? Findings from a 2011 Survey of Academic Publishers ." College & Research Libraries 74.4 (2013): 368-80.
• Ramirez, M. L., G. Mcmillan, J. T. Dalton, A. Hanlon, H. S. Smith, and C. Kern. " Do Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations Diminish Publishing Opportunities in the Sciences ?" College & Research Libraries 75.6 (2014): 808-21.
• Rosen, Rebecca J. " You've Spent Years on Your Ph.D.: Should You Publish It Online for Free? " The Atlantic . 2018.
• Dissertation Embargoes and Publishing Fears
• Open Access and Dissertation Embargoes
• Publishing a Revised Dissertation
• To Embargo Your Dissertation, or Not?
• Dr. Audrey Truschke's follow-up tweets on this subject (2019)
• Weinberg, Justin.  Should PhD Students Embargo Their Dissertations?   Daily Nous. 2018.

If my work is embargoed, what information will be available?

The Graduate School allows two types of embargoes:

Common Embargo

The citation and abstract will appear in DigitalGeorgetown and ProQuest. The full text of your dissertation, doctoral project, or thesis will be withheld from public distribution but will be available to the Georgetown community (current faculty, student, and staff). Your work will also be available to any researcher who contacts the Georgetown University Library in advance and comes to campus to read it. Visiting readers are not permitted to print or download your work.

Restrictive Embargo

The citation and abstract will appear in DigitalGeorgetown and ProQuest. The full text of your dissertation, doctoral project, or thesis will not be available to anyone. This most restrictive option could be requested for a patent pending application and must be supported by a letter from your mentor or Director of Graduate Studies.

How do I request an embargo?

The Graduate School's embargo policy is set out in Part V.B. of the Graduate Bulletin, " Publication of Theses, Doctoral Projects, and Dissertations ." Additional information about requesting an embargo is on the Graduate School's Embargo Policy page. For questions about how to place an embargo, email [email protected] .

Is there a time limit on the embargo?

Both ProQuest and DigitalGeorgetown allow an embargo for up to two years. In rare circumstances, an extension beyond two years might be granted. Such request must be made before the expiration of any previously granted embargo and must be addressed in writing to the Dean of the Graduate School, accompanied by a letter of support from your mentor or the Director of Graduate Studies. The decision whether or not to grant such an extension will rest with the Dean. 

Requests to extend your embargo in ProQuest should be made directly to ProQuest by emailing [email protected] .

If you submit your thesis or dissertation through the ProQuest submission portal without requesting an embargo, your work will be made available openly in DigitalGeorgetown within a few weeks after graduation.  

Can I embargo my work after it has already been submitted to ProQuest and DigitalGeorgetown?

Requests to embargo a dissertation that has already been publicly available will not generally be approved. Even if an embargo is allowed, it is important to note that if your work has already been freely available in DigitalGeorgetown, and any copies made by others won't be affected by a later embargo.

What’s a thesis or dissertation embargo, and when to use it?

As part of the degree requirements for theses and dissertations, students hold a public defense and will have their document published electronically in the ASU Digital Repository and with ProQuest. Publication in the ASU Digital Repository is required; however, students may elect to delay (known as “embargo”) publication of their thesis/dissertation for a period of two years with support from their committee.

Why embargo a thesis/dissertation?

Delayed publication can protect:

• information of commercial value
• patentable rights
• sensitive or classified information
• academic or commercial press from acquiring publishing rights
• other relevant scholarly issues related to the release of your work

How can a student establish an embargo?

• Consult with committee at the time of the defense (or earlier) to decide whether an embargo is necessary
• Complete the Delaying Publication of Thesis/Dissertation form and include the chair’s (or a co-chair’s) signature.
• Include the embargo form with the completed Pass/Fail form that will be submitted to the Graduate College.

If approved, an embargo allows for a temporary delay of the publication of your document for two years through the ASU Digital Repository, KEEP. Embargo requests made after publication cannot guarantee non-viewing or downloading.

Other considerations

In unique cases, students may be granted an embargo of their document for an additional two years by emailing [email protected] before the original embargo expires. The maximum allowable embargo period for the ASU Digital Repository is four years, while ProQuest may allow for an indefinate embargo. Those requests are to be emailed to [email protected] .

These embargo guidelines apply to other culminating experience documents (such as bound documents and DMA research papers) that are required to go through format review and submission to ProQuest. Please check with your academic unit if unsure if this applies to your culminating experience.

Embargo questions can be directed to [email protected] .  

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What is an Embargo?

Authors who share their work openly will gain more visibility for their research and are contributing to the scholarly record of work conducted at Carnegie Mellon University. Even so, a n embargo on your work may be appropriate in certain circumstances. An embargo is a specified time period to delay online access . Applying an embargo to your thesis or dissertation does not mean that your work will be completely hidden. A public record of your thesis will exist online, including the author’s name, title of the work, keywords, and an abstract. In either KiltHub or ProQuest, the embargo options can range from 6 months to 5 years, and will automatically expire. In most cases, an embargo is not needed, but you should discuss your options with your thesis advisor.

Embargo Dos and Don'ts

• When to apply an embargo
• When not to apply an embargo

Embargoes are recommended for a few typical cases: 

Non-disclosure agreement, patent agreements or commercially valuable research.

In this case, the authors believe the research is commercially viable and may want to protect intellectual property rights while securing a patent. The embargo period should be used to obtain the patent not for conducting more research.

Publisher Requirements

An embargo is not recommended if: .

• The author wants to do more research or believes the quality of the research is poor. Conducting more research is not an appropriate cause for an embargo.
• The author is against depositing their work in open access venues. They can deposit their dissertation in ProQuest, a subscription based database.
• The author believes everyone else in the department is obtaining embargoes so they want to follow the crowd. Each dissertation is unique and should be evaluated independently.
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In cases where papers are in press, patents are pending, or where there are other intellectual property concerns, it may be beneficial to delay publication (“embargo”). Students should discuss with their advisor whether a delay in publication is necessary or advisable, and may also reach out to their  subject librarian  for guidance.   

Embargo Options

Dissertations are available through three primary venues: ProQuest, ScholarlyCommons, and for dissertations prior to 2020, the Penn Libraries stacks. Students may apply for a delay in publication/embargo in ProQuest and in ScholarlyCommons. 

ProQuest  is a third-party, commercial resource that provides full-text access to electronic dissertations to Penn faculty, students, staff, and anyone else with a ProQuest institutional subscription. Members of the public may view the first 24 pages of a dissertation before being prompted to purchase a copy of the dissertation. 

ProQuest offers the following embargo options: 6 months, 1 year or 2 years .

ScholarlyCommons

ScholarlyCommons  is the University of Pennsylvania’s  open access  institutional repository for gathering, indexing, storing, and making widely available to the public the scholarly output of the Penn community. Since December 2015, Penn has required open access publication of dissertations in ScholarlyCommons. Full-text access to electronic dissertations is available to all members of the public (except dissertations that are embargoed). For more information about ScholarlyCommons, visit  http://guides.library.upenn.edu/scholarlycommons/ .

ScholarlyCommons  offers the following embargo options: 3 years only.

Full-text dissertations available in ScholarlyCommons can be seen by anyone in the world, whereas the full-text of dissertations in ProQuest are only available to those with an institutional subscription. Dissertations prior to 2015 can be added at the request of the author by contacting  [email protected] . 

Note that dissertations may have two records in ScholarlyCommons: one in  Publicly Available Penn Dissertations  and one in  Dissertations Available From ProQuest .

How to Request an Initial Embargo

Enter embargo preferences, if any, when submitting the dissertation  using ETD Administrator . Students’ first embargo requests are granted automatically. 

The  PQ Publishing Options  tab in ETD Administrator requires you to indicate your selections for ProQuest publishing. You must choose whether you wish to publish on ProQuest immediately or delay the publication of your dissertation for 6 months, 1 year, or 2 years.

Embargo Extensions

ProQuest Embargo Extensions must be requested by the dissertation author directly from ProQuest at  [email protected] . The University does not process ProQuest embargo extensions.

• A request for an additional three year delay (beyond the first three year embargo) in ScholarlyCommons requires approval by the Graduate Group Chair. Complete and submit the  Embargo Extension Request Form .
• The completed Embargo Extension Request Form must be submitted  one month before the end of the initial embargo  to  [email protected] .
• In the event that a further delay (beyond six years) in ScholarlyCommons is needed, a graduate may petition their school’s Graduate Dean for an extension.

Frequently Asked Questions

Students should discuss their embargo options with their dissertation supervisor or may reach out to a  subject librarian  who is familiar with their discipline for guidance. Your choice to embargo may depend on your discipline (it is more common in some fields than others especially if there are patent rights at issue) as well as your publishing goals.

Yes. If you choose to delay the release of your work, access to the full text of your work will be delayed for the period of time that you specify. The citation and abstract of your work will be available through ProQuest and may be available through your institutional repository.

When you upload your dissertation in ProQuest ETD Administrator, please select the option to delay release in the  PQ publishing options  menu. You can select a 6 month, 1 year, or 2 year delay.

At the same time, you may request a delay of publication through  Penn’s Institutional Repository (ScholarlyCommons)  in ProQuest ETD Administrator’s  IR publishing options  menu. The IR embargo is a only available in a 3-year term.

If you wish to release your dissertation for publication before the end of your embargo term, please contact  [email protected]  to withdraw your embargo in ProQuest and contact  [email protected]  to end your embargo in ScholarlyCommons, Penn’s institutional repository.

No; separate requests must be made for each embargo, and requests may not be made until the previous embargo is nearing its end (1-3 months before the embargo ends).  

For instance, if you graduate in May 2021 with a three-year ScholarlyCommons embargo, in April 2024 you may request an additional three years to extend the ScholarlyCommons embargo to 2027 with approval from the Graduate Group Chair using the  Embargo Extension Request Form . In March 2027, you may petition for an additional three-year embargo with approval from the Graduate Group Chair and the Graduate Dean. The dissertation will become publicly available once the embargo period has passed.  

No, you may choose to embargo in either ProQuest and/or ScholarlyCommons, and the period of the embargos will differ.

You may ask to retroactively have your dissertation embargoed in ScholarlyCommons with the  Embargo Extension Request Form , but it may only be embargoed until the date it would have originally ended. So, for example, if you graduated in May 2022, your dissertation could only be embargoed until May 2025, regardless of when you request the embargo to be added. Further embargo periods would follow the procedures outlined above and are subject to the maximum allowed embargo period.

To retroactively embargo a dissertation in ProQuest, contact ProQuest directly  online .

Note that choosing to embargo your dissertation after it has already been made openly available cannot ensure that your dissertation is not circulated or read; it just ensures that others are no longer able to access your dissertation.

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If you submitted your dissertation through the ETD administrator , please login to your account and click on the tab labeled My ETDs.

The current status of each of your submitted works displays as a link alongside the Status field . Click the link to learn more. The following list details all the possible status codes:

• Submission in progress / Draft Saved: You have started, but not completed submission of your dissertation or thesis to your institution's administrator.
• Submitted: Your submission is being reviewed by your institution's administrator. 
• Revisions requested Revisions have been requested by your institution's administrator. You should have received an email with the requested revisions. Contact your institution's administrator with questions.
• Ready for Checklist:  Your submission is complete, and awaiting checklist review by your institution's administrator. Contact your institution's administrator with questions.
• Accepted: Your submission has been approved by your institution's administrator. Contact your institution's administrator with questions.
• Ready for Delivery:  Your submission has been approved by your institution's administrator, but has not yet been electronically delivered to ProQuest for publishing. Contact your institution's administrator with questions.
• Delivered: As with all content available on the ProQuest platform, editorial work needs to be done before your dissertation or thesis can be made discoverable on ProQuest. The average time it takes to do this work is 4-6 weeks. When the work is complete, your status will change to 'Published by ProQuest.' 
• Published by ProQuest: Congratulations, your dissertation or thesis is now in ProQuest. If embargoed, the full text of your dissertation or thesis will become available when the embargo period you specified has passed. However, indexed metadata and the abstract of your work will be discoverable in ProQuest during the embargo. If you ordered copies during the submission step, expect to receive them 4–6 weeks from the time your work becomes available on ProQuest. Questions?  Submit a Dissertations & Theses support case  

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Once ETDs receive final approval, they are made available via the  ProQuest Dissertation and Theses database . PDFs and data are then uploaded to DukeSpace by the end of the following semester. This means that your ETD will always be available in ProQuest before it is available in DukeSpace . Any embargo release date applied in ProQuest will be the same in DukeSpace. 

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• If you want an extension, open access to your thesis or dissertation in DukeSpace automatically defaults to a period of five years after your defense. 
• E mbargo extension requests should be initiated six weeks prior to the expiration of the existing embargo period. 

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• The maximum embargo length is five years.

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Understanding Embargoes

What is an embargo.

In academia, an "embargo" is a restriction placed on a thesis or dissertation that allows only the title, abstract, and citation information to be released to the public, while the full text of the work is kept hidden for a limited period of time. Embargoes typically last from one to five years following publication of a thesis or dissertation via the college or university's Institutional Repository or some other publishing service (e.g., ProQuest). Colleges and universities have different rules about whether and how theses and dissertations can be embargoed; however, most embargos can be extended under certain circumstances.

Why Embargo a Thesis or Dissertation?

Most theses and dissertations are not embargoed, but are made  publicly available following their formal defense as part of completing a masters or doctoral degree. Some reasons to embargo a thesis or dissertation include:

• The author wants to patent something described in the work.
• The author wants to publish the work in whole or in part in the future and is concerned that making the work public will interfere with this.
• The author has previously published the work in whole or in part, and the publisher is restricting public release of the work in some way.
• The dissertation includes data covered by a nondisclosure agreement for a specified period of time, including personal information, company secrets, or intellectual property.

Some colleges and universities encourage all authors to embargo their work, while others discourage embargoes except when they are absolutely needed. 

What are Georgia Southern's Embargo Guidelines? 

As a condition of enrollment at Georgia Southern University, each student grants the University a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce and make publicly available the student’s dissertation or thesis, in whole or in part, in electronic format via Digital Commons@Georgia Southern  subject to the following voluntary elections:

• The student may elect to restrict access to the work to the Georgia Southern University campus.
• The student may embargo the work for a period of one or five years. After the ending date of the initial embargo period, the work will be made publicly available unless the student submits a written request, signed by the major professor, to the College of Graduate Studies for an extension. This request must be received prior to the ending date of the initial embargo period.

Embargoes are intended only for documents that meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Includes potential patent pending information
• Includes prospective trade secrets
• Includes sensitive security information that could be detrimental to the institution, agencies, state, or country if released.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact the College of Graduate Studies at [email protected] or 912-478-2647.

Should I Embargo My Thesis or Dissertation?

Always discuss the pros and cons of embargoing your thesis or dissertation with your graduate committee prior to submitting your work to Digital Commons@Georgia Southern . In addition, to help you with this decision, here are some recent articles that address this question:

• Dissertation Reviews: Embargo Your Dissertation, or Not?
• Indiana University: Should I embargo my dissertation?
• Daily Nous: Should PhD Students Embargo Their Dissertations?
• ScienceBlog: Why I Placed A Digital Embargo On My Dissertation, And Maybe You Should Too
• Chronicle of Higher Education: Embargoes Can Go Only So Far to Help New Ph.D.'s Get Published, Experts Say

How Do I Get Access to an Embargoed Thesis or Dissertation?

If you learn about a thesis or dissertation that you want to read but it currently is embargoed, your best bet is to contact the author. If you are having difficulty finding contact information for the author, try contacting your library or the library at which the author earned his or her degree. 

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Dissertations For your dissertation, the embargo options are on the form you submit to ProQuest. Your selections apply to both ProQuest and Open Scholarship, the digital repository maintained by the Washington University Libraries: • no embargo = the full text of your dissertation (as a PDF) would be available on Open Scholarship, the university's digital repository, as soon as we process the files. • 6 month embargo = when we process the files, there will be a record of your dissertation (with your name, title, abstract, advisor information, etc.) available through Open Scholarship, but the full-text would not be available for 6 months. • 1 year embargo = same as above, except one year • 2 year embargo = same as above, except two years • 3 year embargo = same as above, except three years

You may change the embargo period, either extending or reducing it, after your original submission, but you would need to contact the library (Digital Library Services – [email protected]) and ProQuest ([email protected] or http://www.proquest.com/en-US/support/contact.shtml) separately.

Theses The embargo options are the same as above, except that they are only applied locally to Open Scholarship as theses are not submitted through ProQuest.

For more information, please contact Digital Library Services: [email protected] or visit http://libguides.wustl.edu/etds

University Libraries Policy Current University Libraries policy (effective 2022): At the request of depositors, content can be “embargoed,” or restricted, from view for a limited amount of time of up to three years. Open Scholarship requires an end date to the embargo, at which time the content automatically becomes available for viewing in Open Scholarship. However, the depositor may submit one renewal request to extend the embargo for a maximum of three additional years, for a total maximum embargo of six years.

"Academic departmental policy may govern the use and duration of embargo es and students should consult their department for this information." https://library.wustl.edu/about/policies/open-scholarship-policies/#ossubuse   [under Embargo es]

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What is an Embargo?

An embargo will allow you to temporarily delay public online access to your work in the eRepository (dissertation, thesis, or final project) and ProQuest (dissertation or final project).

You can select the same embargo length for both or choose different embargo lengths for each site.

Your advisor should be able to guide you as to whether you should embargo your work and for how long. If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to contact us .

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The UC Policy on Open Access for Theses and Dissertations requires that all doctoral dissertations and master's theses be made available for public access.

Electronic copies of all UCI theses and dissertations submitted to the ETD system will be routed to the UCI Libraries shortly after the formatting of your manuscript has been accepted. The Libraries will preserve and make accessible to the public all theses and dissertations submitted electronically, in accordance with the Libraries policies and best practices. This includes publishing theses and dissertations online through the University of California’s open access repository eScholarship. 

Providing such access increases the availability and dissemination of your work at no charge to you, a benefit ProQuest will provide only for a fee. If you do not wish for your work to be published immediately in eScholarship, you may request an embargo (see below).

All students who submit an ETD must complete and sign the “Open Access” agreement form, which can be found as part of the Ph.D. Form II/Signature Page and Master’s Thesis signature page listed Consent and Release. This is part of the final paperwork packet submitted via Docusign to the Graduate Division.

Embargoes: Delaying the Release of your Manuscript

If you plan to publish your work elsewhere, you can request that ProQuest or the UCI Libraries withhold your manuscript for a period of 6 months or 1-6 years. This is requesting an embargo, and it means that your manuscript will not be published online through eScholarship or ProQuest in their databases until after the embargo period concludes.

Upon extraordinary circumstances (such as high legal or safety risk to the graduate student), an extended embargo may be granted for as long as such extraordinary circumstances exist pursuant to Section IV of the  UC Policy on Open Access for Theses and Dissertations . To do so, the student must submit a memo explaining the request via email attachment to the Graduate Dean at [email protected], including "Extended Embargo Request" in the subject line.

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Once a student submits an electronic thesis or dissertation to the Graduate School and it has been approved, it will be available as follows

• The full text of the thesis will be available through Digital Commons. 
• The full text of the dissertation will be available through ProQuest, and Digital Commons.
• Students’ documents will be available at permanent, unique URLs and will be indexed and available through the Library Catalog.

While immediate publication in these repositories is the recommended publishing option, there are several options for temporarily restricting access to theses and dissertations, known as "embargoing". Before a student chooses to embargo, we encourage them to discuss these options with their advisor. Should a student choose to embargo a dissertation, it will only be uploaded to ProQuest. 

Why Embargo?

The following are some scenarios when an embargo should be considered:

• The work is based on data generated through research that will support other publications from people within the same research team (i.e. advisor).  As a result, it may be necessary to refrain from releasing that data while other publications are prepared. This option should be discussed with the advisor.
• If the student is applying for patents based on research discussed in the dissertation, be aware of the rules governing publication of material for which a patent is sought. Generally, once patent applicants publish their ideas or invention, they have a one-year window after which the applicant’s own publication may be considered “prior art” and prevent the issuance of a patent. By selecting a two-year embargo, the student will have a total of three years (2 year embargo plus 1 year window after publication) to submit a patent application.
• If the student is planning to publish all or part of the thesis/dissertation and knows that publishers in the field consider Open Access electronic thesis/dissertations to be prior publication, the student should consider an embargo. Check publishers’ policies before submitting the thesis/dissertation.
• If the thesis/dissertation contains data or material that was generated pursuant to a grant or contract and the thesis/dissertation is subject to review by the sponsor or grantor prior to publication, the student will want to select at least a six-month embargo. The funding contract should further describe review policies.

Embargo Options

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers three embargo options through ProQuest (for dissertations) and Digital Commons (for thesis): six months, one year, and two years.

These options are available when the student uploads the PDF of the dissertation to ProQuest or the thesis to Digital Commons.

The Process of Placing the Embargo

Doctoral dissertations.

To upload to ProQuest and the Digital Commons, the student creates an account and logs in to submit the dissertation. Once logged into the IR Publishing Options page, the student will:

• Select a duration: 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, or Other. If "Other" is chosen, enter a note stating the requested embargo term and an explanation.
• Optional (unless "Other" is selected in the step above): Include a short note to the administrator.
• Select the reason for the delay.
• Click Save and Continue to proceed with the upload. The dissertation will not be released in ProQuest until the embargo time period is over. Students wishing to add an embargoed dissertation to the Digital Commons will need to follow the Digital Commons process .

For additional information about the upload process contact the Doctoral Programs Coordinator .

Creative Dissertations : English majors in creative writing hoping to publish their entire dissertation prepare only a title page and abstract for upload.  Students in this major have up to an additional three years to embargo unless a contract states otherwise.

The embargo period begins from the date Graduate Studies approves the dissertation and remains for the selected time period.  If the student embargoes the dissertation, it will not be available in ProQuest or the UNL Digital Commons until the end of the embargo period. Students wishing to add an embargoed dissertation to the Digital Commons will need to follow the Digital Commons process .

If the student wishes to extend an existing embargo of electronic access on their document, they should email Mark Larson, UNL Libraries , indicating the desired embargo extension. Include in the email the title of the dissertation, full name, graduation date and email address. This email will postpone the electronic release of the dissertation in ProQuest. The maximum embargo period is five years.

Masters Theses

During the thesis approval process, the student's advisor should email  Terri Eastin , Master's Programs Coordinator, to request an embargo be placed on the thesis. The embargo period begins the date Graduate Studies approves the thesis and remains for the selected time period. If the student chooses to embargo the thesis, it will not become available in Digital Commons until the end of the embargo period. The title, abstract, attribution information and subject classification will be available during and after the embargo on the Digital Commons site.

After the student receives approval to upload, they are directed to the following URL to upload and place an embargo in Digital Commons:  http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/embargotheses/ . The student has the option to embargo the thesis/dissertation for six months, 1 year or 2 years. The student should contact the Digital Commons administrator at the end of the embargo term to make their thesis available.

Paper copies

While the official university copy kept by the Library and University Archives is the electronic copy, students still have several options if they, their family members, or their advisor(s) would like a paper copy:

• Students can order a bound copy or copies (paper or hardback) through ProQuest
• Students can take their PDF file or a paper copy to the University Printing Services (1700 Y St), where it can be bound with a library-style binding
• Students can have a local copy center bind it for them (Kinko's, Staples, etc.)

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Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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As a condition of undertaking a thesis/dissertation/treatise program, the student agrees that the completed manuscript will be archived in the University Libraries system. The student will make the electronic dissertation available for review by other scholars and the general public by selecting an access condition provided by The Graduate School.

What is an embargo?

An embargo is a method of restricting access to a manuscript for a limited amount of time in order for a student to pursue a patent, commercial interests, or other publication. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure restricted access on the ProQuest web site .

***Please be aware that embargoing a manuscript does not constitute a guarantee that information in the sequestered thesis, dissertation, or treatise will not be disseminated by means other than the written thesis, dissertation, or treatise.

What are the most common reasons that embargo requests are granted?

• Publishing a book
• Publishing in a journal, especially if the pre-print policy of a journal prohibits the manuscript being generally available on the web. (A pre-print is a manuscript that has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal.)

What form must be submitted when requesting an embargo?

The Manuscript Access Agreement Form must be submitted through the Manuscript Clearance Portal and "Embargoed Access" must be selected. The Embargo Request section of the form must be completed in its entirety. Once submitted, this form will then be approved or denied by the major professor(s), the Manuscript Clearance Advisor, and the Dean of The Graduate School.

When requesting an embargo, what information must be included in the Embargo Request section of the Manuscript Access Agreement Form?

• Name of publisher(s) to whom the manuscript may be submitted
• Potential Timeline
• Short description of what is being patented
• Name of journal(s)
• The exact wording of the preprint policy of the journal(s), which is usually included in the "Instructions for Authors"

Is additional justification required for any other options on the Embargo Request Form?

Yes. Justification is required for selecting the Campus Community-Only Access after the embargo has expired. This option is typically reserved for students intending to publish a book from their manuscript.

Campus Community-Only Access – The manuscript is available only to those that are part of the FSU computer network after the full embargo expires.

To whom are embargo requests submitted?

Embargo request forms are submitted to the Manuscript Clearance Advisor. The Advisor checks  forms to make sure that they have been filled out correctly, including signatures. If filled out correctly, the Embargo Request Form is submitted for approval (see below).

Who approves embargo requests?

The Manuscript Clearance Advisor and Dean of the Graduate School must approve all embargo requests as well as requests for embargo extensions.

What if the request is denied?

In some cases, the original request, or a request for an extension, is denied because the justification is insufficient. In those cases, the Manuscript Clearance Advisor will notify the student by email and request that the student provide additional justification via email. The student’s email response will be attached to the embargo request form, and the form will be re-submitted to the Dean for approval.

How long does an embargo last?

The initial embargo is for 24 months on the ProQuest web site and in the FSU Digital Repository. However, if the student was approved for Campus Community-Only Access (see top of page), then the embargo on the ProQuest web site will be changed to permanent. The most restrictive option offered for the FSU Digital Repository is Campus Community-Only after the embargo expires.

How is a permanent embargo enabled on ProQuest since that option is not available to students ?

For permanent ProQuest embargo requests approved by the Dean, the Manuscript Clearance Advisor will access the student’s ETD account and revise the publishing options to enable a permanent embargo. That process will generate an email notifying the student that their publishing options have been revised.

What happens at the end of an embargo period?

Under special circumstances, the Dean of The Graduate School may grant up to two additional 24-month embargoes. However, each additional embargo is applied for separately, and only approved if the case is made that an additional 24-month embargo is in the best interest of all parties, or if publication or commercial interest in the document is still ongoing. Each request must be submitted at least 1 month prior to the expiring embargo. Students are responsible for initiating this process.

As a courtesy, the Manuscript Clearance Advisor will attempt to inform the student, via the email they provided on the Embargo Renewal Request, that the 24-month embargo period is ending; the email address will be that listed in the Graduate Student Tracking database. 

Failure to submit an Embargo Request Form for renewal will result in the embargo of the manuscript being lifted in the FSU Digital Repository. Manuscript access will either be World Wide Access or Campus Community-Only Access , depending upon the option approved on the most recent FSU Embargo Request Form.

To extend an embargo on the ProQuest web site, it is the student’s responsibility to contact ProQuest to request an embargo extension (800-521-0600; [email protected] ).

What information is posted on the ProQuest web site and the FSU Digital Repository for embargoed manuscripts?

Student's name, manuscript title, and abstract as well as indexing information about the thesis, dissertation, or treatise.

May an embargo be requested after the manuscript has been cleared by Manuscript Clearance?