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The University of Auckland Research Repository, ResearchSpace is an online archive for the University of Auckland, and contains Full Text Theses and other research outputs.

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The University Research Repository is harvested in a controlled way with copyright protection for authors. We are harvested by all the major search engines, including nzresearch.org.nz , a website provided and run by the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa to connect research users from around the world to research documents produced in New Zealand institutions.

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Research methods and literature reviews

• Find books and articles for research methods/methodologies from the Library Search .
• The  Sage Research Methods  database provides a collection of books, journals, videos and case studies that focuses on research methods. The tools and literature in this database will help you plan your research project, identify methods or methodologies for your research, collect/analyse data sets, and write your research.
• Writing guides provided by Learning Advisors are available   on the  Library website  >   For PGs.
• Learn how to conduct a systematic review from the  Systematic review guide .

Further help:

• Get writing advise from a Learning Advisor by making an  appointment  online.
• Contact your  liaison librarian  or book an appointment for any assistance on finding research resources.

Academic phrasebank

The  Academic phrasebank (University of Manchester)  is a general resource for academic writers. It aims to provide you with examples of some of the phraseological ‘nuts and bolts’ of writing organised according to the main sections of a research paper.

A good tool for writing technical and scientific documents. Find more details in our  LaTeX guide .

Overleaf  provides LaTeX templates for academic writing including thesis templates.

Format of a thesis

Consult the AUT  Postgraduate Handbook  (access via Student Hub Online) for requirements relating to the formatting and presentation of your thesis or dissertation.

Referencing and referencing software

• You should use a referencing style, e.g. APA, agreed with your supervisor or Faculty, to cite references in your thesis/dissertation.
• A referencing software will help you organise your references and cite sources. Find our  online guides for more details.

Proofreading

Read  Proofreading Guidelines  and contact your faculty administrator for an updated list of proofreaders.

You are required to upload a copy of your thesis, dissertation and exegesis to Turnitin prior to the submission of the final examination. Turnitin is an originality checking tool for preventing improper citation and potential plagiarism.

• Learn more about Turnitin  from the Library website
• Postgraduate research students should access Turnitin via  Blackboard >   PG_Me

Third party copyright

• Any copyright material created by someone other than yourself.

Reproducing tables, figures and images in your thesis, dissertation or exegesis

Remember that your thesis/dissertation/exegesis will be published online on the Tuwhera Open Research Repository. If you are going to reproduce any copyright material from books, journals, Library databases or websites in your thesis/dissertation/exegesis, you should  obtain permission from the copyright owners. 

• This applies especially to the reproduction of the following resources: artistic works, drawings, photographs, diagrams, tables, charts, maps and other images. 
• If you compile information from multiple sources into a single figure, you will need to include multiple permission statements, one for each source.
• If the copyright status of a source is not clear, contact the author or the publisher for more information. 
• If the copyright holder is not the original author, you should give credit to both the original author and the copyright holder.

Notes: You should start getting permission during your writing process. Do not leave this to the latest stage of your writing as requesting permission from copyright owners may take months. 

When permission has been granted, you should include “Reprinted with permission" in the note or caption under the table or images. 

•  Find a sample permission request letter from the  Copyright at AUT  page.
• Our Referencing style guides  provide referencing examples on how to cite tables, figures and images.

Thesislink - AUT's blog for postgraduate research students, provides you with information, stories/experiences, commentaries and suggestions to inform your research.

Research Whisperer -  a blog dedicated to the topic of doing research in academia: finding funding, research culture, and building academic track-records.

Thesis Whisperer - a  blog newspaper dedicated to the topic of doing a thesis and is edited by Dr Inger Mewburn, Director of research training at the Australian National University.

Early career researchers - an Elsevier blog.

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Submit a thesis/dissertation to Pergamos Institutional Repository

All postgraduate students and PhD candidates should keep an active email account with NΚUA, which is activated by the Network Operation and Management Center (ΚΛΕΙΔΙ).

When they have had their thesis or their doctoral dissertation approved and graded, they are required to deposit it in Pergamos .

Instructions

• Students download the Pergamos Certificate/Consent form found on the Library’s website.
• They fill in the form, paying attention to the access restriction field, and sign it.
• The Certificate/Consent form file in .jpeg form (photo) is then sent by email to their Department’s Secretariat. see below
• The Certificate/Consent form is printed out, stamped, signed, and photographed by the Secretariat’s personnel who then send it to the Library, with a notification to the interested party.
• Students upload their thesis/dissertation on the Pergamos Institutional Repository using their institutional codes of access.
• Any change in the thesis/dissertation status on Pergamos will generate and send an automated message to the interested party to which they cannot respond.

Note : The submission of a printed copy of the thesis or dissertation, where required, takes place in the Library.

Tips for posting

• The thesis/dissertation committee should always be indicated in the thesis/dissertation file as well as in the Pergamos form.
• Whatever access restriction is stated in the Pergamos Certificate/Consent form should also be stated in the process of posting.
• Capital letters are never used for the name or surname, keywords, title, etc.
• The uploading file must be in a PDF format.
• The Library encourages students to put their thesis/dissertation on open access status. To make their thesis openly available.

Access to Pergamos and special permissions

In case students wish to restrict access to their thesis/dissertation due to special reasons, they can submit a Request for access restriction to the Library Board of Trustees. If necessary, in case of submitting a doctoral dissertation, a printed justification form is also submitted to the Library.

There is always the option to post-release a thesis/dissertation that has previously been posted on the Pergamos Institutional Repository with limited access. In this case, the interested party may contact the Library.

The Library strongly supports οpen access to scientific publications and encourages students make their work openly available.

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Thesis and Dissertation Formatting Hybrid Workshop: Regular Session

June 8, 2024 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm, about this event.

This combined workshop (registrants can attend in person or online) covers the submission process for format review and demonstrates how to use the automated templates to format MSU theses and dissertations to the requirements set forth in the Standards for Preparing Theses and Dissertations: 8th edition. These templates were designed to help an author organize and format their document with minimal effort so that their focus can be on the content of their document. Those who have already started writing or have already defended are welcome to bring their current documents (either on flash drive or email attachment) to start the process of placing their content into the template

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Guide to the presentation and submission of research components in sub-doctoral qualifications.

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Examination of Sub-Doctoral Postgraduate Research Components of 30 Points and Above Procedures

Information about the procedures for the appointment of examination roles and the examination of sub-doctoral postgraduate research components of 30 points and above.

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