Contact: the ADT Coordinator on adt@curtin.edu.au
What are the benefits of submitting my thesis electronically?
Is it compulsory for me to submit my thesis electronically?
Will my work be more open to plagiarism if it is available electronically?
How do I check whether there are any copyright issues related to my thesis?
Will I be able to publish the results of my thesis commercially if I submit my thesis to the ADT program?
Will I receive any royalty payments from people accessing my thesis on the web?
What about document security?
How do I include my Curtin Thesis in the Australasian Digital Thesis (ADT) Program?
Check out the information provided by CAUL
It is compulsory for students at Curtin University to submit their thesis electronically if enrolment in a higher degree by research commenced on or after January 2005. For students enrolled prior to that date it is not compulsory, however the Office of Research and Development and the Library encourage you to submit your thesis electronically.
Once added to the ADT database your thesis will be available online to researchers around the world. For this reason you need to consider any copyright issues relating to the material you have used within your thesis. You need to ask yourself "do I own the copyright of the material in my thesis?"
Check the Copyright Information and contact the ADT Coordinator if you have concerns on this issue.
Copyright guide for theses authors
Curtin University policy: Ownership of Intellectual Property
If you are intending to publish information from your thesis you need to consider the attitude of publishers towards the ADT Program. Overall most publishers do not regard the inclusion of a thesis in the ADT database as a deterrent to publication. It is advisable to check the policies of publishers if you are in any doubt.
It is recommended that students contact individual publishers direct to answer this query before submitting, as publishers may respond in different ways.
Check out the ADT FAQ at CAUL
(This in not an option at Curtin University at present.)
