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MEMORANDUM
attention
Senate
date
5 September 2013
from
Wade Parkhouse, Dean ofGraduate
No.
GS2013.20
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Studies
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RE:
Editorial changes to:
GGR 1.10.4 Submission of the Thesis to the Library
For Information:
Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of 8 July 2013, SGSC approved
editorial changes to the following Graduate General Regulation (GGR) to bring
the GGR into line with current practice:
GGR 1.10.4 Submission of the Thesis to the Library
[GS2013.201
Effective Spring 2014
encl.
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MEMORANDUM
ATTENTION
SGSC
date
14 June 2013
FROM
Peter Liljedahl,
pages
1/1
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
RE:
Revisions to GGR 1.10.4 Submission of theThesis to the Library
1
Revisions to GGR 1.11
(including sections 1-3) Publication of Thesis
Motion: Move that SGSC approve revisions toGGR 1.10.4 Submission of the Thesis tothe Library and
1.11 (including sections 1- 3) Publication of Thesis.
GGR 1.10.4
- This follows a request from SGSC Library representative, Nicole White. Ifapproved, the
Library will only accept digital copies oftheses and move away from its current practice of accepting a
combination of digital and print copies.
The Library is prepared to make this transition beginning Fall 2013.
GGR 1.11 (including sections 1-3)
- This follows a request from SGSC Library representative, Nicole
White, to update the language to reflect current practices associated with the publication of theses.
SIMON
FRASER
UNIVERSITY
ENGAGING THE WORLD
GS2013.20
FROM
GGR 1.10.4 Submission of the Thesis to the Library
If the examining committee has required minor revisions to a thesis, these will be completed as soon as
possible after theexamination andchecked bythesenior supervisor. A digital copy Two unbound oopios
of the final draft of the completed thesis shall be sent to the library together with a memorandum from the
senior supervisor certifying that all required revisions have been made. The thesiswill be deposited into
the library's institutional repository, so two copies will bo bound, catalogued andretained hythn lihrnry
ono forthe general colloction and ono fortheUniversity'archives. Graduate program committees may also
require notmoro than two bound copies for departmental filos,_ and those should bo submitted for binding
at tho same time.
When tho library roprosontativo of tho doan of graduate studios the library's assistant for theses has
checked the thesis and accepted the format, therepresentative will notify the director of graduate
programs, admissions and records. No degree will be approved by senate until the director of graduate
programs, admissions and records has been so notified.
TO
GGR 1.10.4 Submission of the Thesis to the Library
Ifthe examining committee has required minor revisions to a thesis, these will be completed as soon as
possible afterthe examination and checked bythe senior supervisor. A digital copy of the final draftof
the completed thesis shall be sentto the library together with a memorandum from the senior supervisor
certifying thatall required revisions have been made. The thesis will bedeposited into the library's
institutional repository.
When the library'sassistant for theses has checked the thesis and accepted the format, the assistant for
theses will notify the director of graduate programs, admissions and records. No degree will be approved
by senate until the director of graduate programs, admissions and records has been so notified.
Final.Aug 22, 2013
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