{"id":39,"date":"2021-09-24T17:36:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/services\/thesis-submission-binding\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:37:38","slug":"thesis-submission-binding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/services\/thesis-submission-binding\/","title":{"rendered":"Thesis Submission and Binding"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Services Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/library\/services\/borrow-renew-request\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Borrow, Renew, Request<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/library\/services\/equipment\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Equipment Rentals<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/library\/services\/ill-palshare\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Interlibrary Loan &#038; PALShare<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/library\/services\/reserves\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Reserves<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/library\/services\/library-instruction\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Library Instruction<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/library\/services\/subject-liaisons\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Subject Liaisons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/library\/services\/scholarly-communication\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Scholarly Communication<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.butler.edu\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Commons<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/library\/services\/thesis-submission-binding\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Thesis Submission and Binding<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-thesis-submission-and-binding\">Thesis Submission and Binding<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Butler University Libraries offers thesis binding as a service for current students enrolled in a program requiring a written thesis component. Using an online form, you will submit a digital copy of your completed thesis, including all cover page and signature components required by your department. The Libraries will print and bind one physical copy to be housed in the library collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of submission, you may also purchase bound personal or department copies for $25 each, payable by credit or debit card.&nbsp;<strong>Please note<\/strong>:&nbsp;Binding is contracted through an outside vendor and may take 3-6 months for the library to receive bound thesis copies. Once they have arrived, we will ship them to the address provided. Please provide a non-Butler email address and mailing address if the delivery window falls after your intended graduation date.&nbsp;If you have a question about submitting your thesis or ordering bound print copies, please contact Liz Mohler  at <a href=\"mailto:ljmohler@butler.edu\">ljmohler@butler.edu<\/a> or the Info Commons desk (317-940-9227).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will also have the opportunity to make their work widely available through Digital Commons, an online archive of Butler University scholarship. For more information on <a href=\"http:\/\/digitalcommons.butler.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digital Commons<\/a>, please contact&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"mailto:jraye@butler.edu\">Jamie Flood<\/a>&nbsp;(317-940-5783) or&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"mailto:crerwin@butler.edu\">Cale Erwin<\/a>&nbsp;(317-940-9236).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For graduate theses that are CD or DVD recordings with a recital program and no other written component, please submit a library copy directly to the School of Music\u2019s Director of Graduate Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information regarding thesis binding, please contact our&nbsp;<a aria-label=\"To make this website accessible to screen reader, Press combination of alt and 1 keys. To stop getting this message, press the combination of alt and 2 keys\" href=\"mailto:libraryservices@butler.edu\">Library Services<\/a>&nbsp;inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"link-list layout-links\" >\n    <div class=\"link-list__container link-list__grid-default\">\n                        <div class=\"list-list__linkWrapper link-list__grid-default\">\n                                <ul class=\"wysiwyg__ctaLinks\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/butler.formstack.com\/forms\/thesis_binding_upload\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" target=_blank\">Submit Your Thesis<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-secondary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-preparing-your-submission\">Preparing Your Submission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&#8217;re ready to submit, make sure you have the following information on hand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your thesis title<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your thesis abstract\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is a short summary of what your thesis is about, approximately 1 paragraph or 250 words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An electronic version of your thesis in PDF form<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unsure of your department&#8217;s process? <\/strong>Contact the Honors Program or your department&#8217;s graduate advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are you an advisor and have questions<\/strong><strong>?&nbsp;<\/strong>Check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.butler.edu\/facultystaff\/etds\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">advisors&#8217; guide to electronic theses<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-do-i-order-a-personal-copy\">How do I order a personal copy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you submit your thesis, you will receive an email with a link and instructions on how to order and pay for a print copy for yourself and\/or your department. Copies are $25 a piece and can be paid for with a credit or debit card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-digital-commons\">What&#8217;s Digital Commons?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you submit your thesis, you have the option of making your thesis openly available in Digital Commons, a digital archive of the scholarly and creative output of Butler University. Student theses are some of our most popular content, receiving thousands of hits every year! If you&#8217;re preparing your resume, this is a great way to share your research with your future graduate program or employer. Please check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.butler.edu\/digitalcommons\/studenttheses\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Commons Student Theses&nbsp;page<\/a> to learn about the advantages and disadvantages of making your thesis freely available.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Thesis Submission and Binding | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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