NSU Halmos College of Arts & Sciences Thesis and Dissertation Submission Guide: Ordering Printed Copies

Landscaped Page Error

The OCL team does our best to make sure your submission is ready to go to the bindery with no issues before sending it to you.  One issue we've come across is with manuscripts that have landscaped pages.  Even converting them to portrait mode, which we've done on your behalf, will still yield an error message that says you have landscaped pages.  Please double check we didn't miss a landscaped page, but you can ignore this error message if you happen to receive it.

Gradworks Online

http://gradworksonline.com

This website allows anyone who would like their thesis, dissertation, or special project to be printed and bound. All they need to do is upload a PDF file then we print, bind, and ship their finished hardbound books wherever they would like.

Gradworks Online was created at the request of the Brigham Young University Graduate School. Gradworks Online is run by the BYU Print and Mail department, one of the largest in-plant print shops in the country, where we use only top of the line equipment to ensure quality products.

**This is the preferred bindery for student self-binding.  If you are an NSU Oceanographic Campus student / alumnus who wishes to have print copies of their manuscript, please follow the below instructions for binding:

1. THIS STEP CANNOT BE SKIPPED: Obtain a copy of your manuscript from the library by emailing oclibrary@nova.edu.  We will insert your signature page into the manuscript and send you a "ready-to-go" PDF that you can upload to GradWorksOnline. You cannot obtain your approved signature page without emailing us for the revised PDF.
2. Go to http://gradworksonline.com and click "Order Now" at the bottom of the page. You may have to create an account before you can see the Order Now page.
3. Select Design & Cover
   1. Cover Color: Navy
   2. Text Color: Silver
4. Select Customize. 
   1. We recommend typing Master's Thesis in Document Type. 
   2. Make sure the year is accurate.
   3. Anything you type in Title or Author spaces will appear on the front cover. 
   4. Document type and year will appear on the spine of the book.
   5. After you have made any changes, click Preview and then Finish and then I agree
5. Select & Upload Inside Pages
   1. Print Style: Choose One Sided or Double Sided (One Sided costs a little more)
   2. Print Color: Choose Color or Black & White (Color costs more)
   3. Paper Type: 25% Cotton or Standard (25% Cotton costs more but is more fade resistant; you can select your preference)
6. Click on Customize
   1. Click on Add Files in the top left corner
   2. Click on Upload Files- Upload the PDF copy you've obtained by emailing the OC Librarians (oclibrary@nova.edu)
   3. Click Done
   4. Scroll through ALL pages and check to make sure all your pages look correct
   5. Click Finish and then I agree
7. Click - Add to Cart.
8. When you click Proceed to Checkout, if you have not already created an account, you will have to do so to go forward and pay for your order.