Frequently Asked Questions
What can be deposited?
- University of New South Wales theses only, PhD or Masters [by
research only]
- The thesis must have been officially awarded by University of
New South Wales. The digital version must be identical to the
Library bound paper copy
Further details
Theses format
- The document format standard is PDF
- Adobe Acrobat 6.0+ is used with magnification set to 100%
[the usual default is 125%].
- PDF files need to conform to the approved ADT Program filename
and size standards.
Further details
Document security
settings
- Document security setting are set by the UNSW@ADFA Coordinator.
- The standard document security setting for the ADT is read
and print only.
This security is set by the local ADT administrator. However,
PDF is not immune to hackers. There will always be a risk, but
the security settings will minimise such risk.
Restricting
access to your thesis
- The ADT ideal is unrestricted worldwide access, however,
there are circumstances when theses need to be restricted wholly
or in part, for varying periods. The options available for the
ADT Program are:
- no restrictions - worldwide access;
- restrict to UNSW@ADFA campus only - remote access available
to current staff & students via authentication;
- restrict all access for a certain period - when this period
has elapsed, access can be either UNSW University only or
worldwide;
- certain theses files can be completely restricted [copyright,
libel, etc] while others can be accessible as per the two
options above.
- Please Note: this partial restriction is not available via
the deposit form so you will need to specify the files concerned
to the UNSW@ADFA ADT Coordinator.
What about copyright?
- Copyright can be restricted and remains with the author.
Further
details
Does a submission
to the ADT web site, affect the author's rights to a first publication?
Publication obviously concerns students and the academics who
are advising them. Students do not want to jeopardise their chances
of later commercial publication by publishing with ADT, and equally,
they do not want to get into contractual difficulties with their
publisher with whom they may have a prior contract.
Helpful material on this question can be found on the National
Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD ) site.
A few items:
"ETD: Statement About Publications" http://www.ndltd.org/info/pubs.en.html
"Guidance for Students Curious about Placing ETDs in a Digital
Library Available to the Web" http://www.ndltd.org/publishers/colinday.en.html.
If there is a chance of publication (and only small percentage
actually do publish) you can restrict access until a publisher
is found. If there are relevant pre-existing contracts, you must
consult with the publishers.
For more general information on ADT please go to the Australian
Digital Theses program site.
