Step-by-StepGuideforUndergraduateThesisSubmission

FromthemainBIRpage,ontherighthandsideunderMyAccountclickonLogin.

Onthenextpage,youwillloginwithyourUNETID.Afterloggingin,UnderMyAccount,youwillclickonSubmissions.

Youwillstartanewsubmission.Youwillthenselectacollection.Fromthedropdownmenu,youwillselectBrandeisUniversityHonorsTheses.

Onthenextpageyouwillfillintheinformation.ChecktheBIRtoseetheproperwaytoenteryouradvisor’snameproperlyandclickNext

Thenextpageyouwillselectthelanguageofyourthesis,fillintheabstract.Forcopyrightfollowtheformat:CopyrightbyFirstNameLastNameGraduationYear.Ex.CopytightbyJaneSmith2018andclickNext

Youwillthenuploadyourfile.MakesureitisaPDFandthenameoffilefollowsthisformat.LastNameThesisDate.Ex:SmithThesis2018Youdonotneedtofillinthefiledescription.ClickonUploadFileandthennext

Afteryouuploadedthefile,youcanreviewtheinformationyouprovided.Ifeverythinglooksok,clicknext

ThenextpagewillbeaDistributionLicense.Pleaseread.Onceyouhavefinishedreading,pleasecheckthe“IGranttheLicence”boxand“Completesubmission”

Afteryouhavesubmittedyourthesis,itwillbereviewedtomakesurethatitmeetsallBIRrequirements.Ifanychangesneedtobemade,youwillbecontacted.

EmbargoesIfyouwouldlikeyourthesistobeembargoed,pleasecontactuswiththedetailsincludingthelengthoftheembargoandthereason.Youcancontactusat:http://bir.brandeis.edu/cgi-bin/bir_feedback.pl