 Digital Theses
Flinders University is a member of the Australian Digital Theses Program (ADT). This is a national collaborative program which aims to establish a distributed database of digital versions of theses produced by postgraduate research students at Australian universities.
The advantages of web access to Australian theses include:
• The research has a global audience, and students gain world wide exposure and recognition
• More immediate access to research findings is available
• Access is independent of time, place and computer system/platform
• Theses are protected from physical damage or loss
Searching for theses
Thesis Preparation
Depositing your thesis
At the conclusion of the examination of your thesis you are invited to deposit a copy of your thesis in digital format to the national database of theses. If you are interested in participating in this project, you will be required to convert your existing word-processor or other files into the appropriate standard format for the project. The standard format for theses on the web is PDF (Adobe – Portable Document Format).
When creating the PDF files you will need to conform to the approved ADT Program filename standard.
There are no costs involved in making your thesis available via the ADT program web site to a global audience. If you submit an electronic copy of your thesis to the library, under University Regulations you only need to submit one bound copy. If you choose not to submit an electronic copy, the Library still requires two bound copies pursuant to clause 12 of the Rules for Higher Degree Theses. You may choose to restrict your thesis to Flinders campus access only, or you may restrict all access for a period up to 24 months.
- File naming instructions
- How to save and name your files.
- Deposit Form
- Submit your thesis. (Please follow the file naming instructions above)
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- About Acrobat reader
Further enquiries regarding electronic theses should be directed to the Special Collections Librarian, Gillian Dooley, 8201 5238.
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