How does ProQuest get their copy for microfilming and copyrighting?
When you pay your fee, the Graduate Schools sends ProQuest a signed title page and the “ProQuest form.” ProQuest, then: • Downloads the ETD from our server • Puts the ETD on their ETD server (pay-per-view) • Prints a paper copy (black and white) • Photographs the paper onto microfilm • Stores the microfilm in their argon vaults • Shreds the paper copy • Publishes your abstract in “Dissertation Abstracts” You get a 10% commission when they sell copies of your dissertation, paid on the “sevens” (7, 17, 27, …). • What are the accepted file formats for ETDs? The standard right now is Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format). • What is PDF? PDF stands for Portable Document Format. PDF is a hypertext file format developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated for electronic publishing. PDF is like PostScript…only it’s like printing to the World Wide Web (instead of a printer). We request you submit your ETD in PDF because PDF is easy for you to create, it is easy for us to manage, and it works on mu
When you pay your fee, the Graduate Schools sends ProQuest a signed title page and the “ProQuest form.” ProQuest, then: • Downloads the ETD from our server • Puts the ETD on their ETD server (pay-per-view) • Prints a paper copy (black and white) • Photographs the paper onto microfilm • Stores the microfilm in their argon vaults • Shreds the paper copy • Publishes your abstract in “Dissertation Abstracts” You get a 10% commission when they sell copies of your dissertation, paid on the “sevens” (7, 17, 27, …). • What are the accepted file formats for ETDs? The standard right now is Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format). • What is PDF? PDF stands for Portable Document Format. PDF is a hypertext file format developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated for electronic publishing. PDF is like PostScript…only it’s like printing to the World Wide Web (instead of a printer). We request you submit your ETD in PDF because PDF is easy for you to create, it is easy for us to manage, and it works on mu
