Uploading a Thesis to SCARAB

Your thesis needs to be uploaded to SCARAB on the same day your completed thesis is due to your advisor, unless directed otherwise by your advisor. In all cases, your thesis must be uploaded to SCARAB before you can be certified for graduation.

To submit, you must have your thesis in electronic format. SCARAB allows you to upload one file only. You will need to manually copy and paste the abstract into a text box when uploading the thesis.

Suggested file types listed below.聽 In cases where a thesis is comprised of multiple files (e.g. a map, 3d object, or video, and the actual composition), you must package all files together in a single .zip file, then upload the .zip. If you need help creating zip files, please see the IT Service Desk in Ladd Library.

Suggested File Types:

Text 鈥� Save the body of the thesis as a *.pdf

3D Models – .3ds

Audio – .mp3

Compressed files/folders – .zip

Image/map – .jpg

Tabular data – .csv

Video – .mpeg4

To upload your thesis From any computer connected to the internet, open a browser and go to:

Select 鈥�My Account鈥� in the upper right corner

In the 鈥淢y 乐播传媒 Portal鈥� box, click on 鈥淟og in to your 乐播传媒 account 鈥� and enter your complete 乐播传媒 email address and 乐播传媒 password.

In the “Browse” area of the navigational panel on the middle left-hand side of the screen, navigate through “Collections” then 鈥淒epartments and Programs鈥� then 鈥淕eology/EACS鈥� then “Student Scholarship” then 鈥漇tandard Thesis鈥�

From this page, look for the 鈥�Submit Research鈥� link under the 鈥�Author Corner鈥� subsection on the left hand side of the page.

You will need to manually enter the following information into the submission form when you upload your thesis:

  •  Thesis title
  • Author (Your full name)
  • Date of Graduation (Month, Year.)
  • Level of Access (The level of restriction will be determined both yourself and your advisor, consult with them to determine level of access before uploading your thesis.) Access levels are as follows:
    • “Open Access鈥� to grants permission to 乐播传媒 College to distribute this thesis for scholarly and research use to the general public on the internet. 
    • 鈥淩estricted: Campus/乐播传媒 Community Only Access鈥� the thesis is to be made available only to the 乐播传媒 on campus community. If the thesis includes copyrighted materials the use of which do NOT conform to the fair use provision of the United States copyright code select this option.
    • 鈥淩estricted: Archival鈥� Only select if the thesis is being submitted for archiving on to SCARAB. The thesis will not be accessible from the public portal.
    • 鈥淩estricted Access: Embargoed [Open Access After Expiration of Embargo]鈥� The thesis is inaccessible to the general public and the 乐播传媒 Community for a specified length of time and then made available to all after that embargo period.
    • 鈥淩estricted Access: Embargoed [乐播传媒 Community After Expiration of Embargo]鈥� The thesis is inaccessible to both the general public and the greater 乐播传媒 community for a specified length of time and then made available only to the 乐播传媒 Campus community after that embargo period.
    • Embargo Period (Select the appropriate number of years if an embargo period is required.)
  • Degree Name (Select 鈥淏achelor of Arts鈥� or 鈥淏achelor of Science鈥�)
  • Department or Program (Geology or Earth and Climate Sciences)
  • Second Department or Program (if your thesis counts in more than one major)
  • Number of Pages (list number of pages in your thesis)
  • Advisor(s) (list the advisors of the thesis)
  • Keywords (six descriptive words or phrases, each separated by commas, that might help with the indexing and retrieval of the thesis; )
  • Abstract (Copy and paste a one paragraph thesis abstract of 250 words or less. If there is no abstract type in None.)
  • Components of Thesis (A listing of the number and types of files that comprise your thesis. Example: 1 .pdf file, 3 .jpg files, 3 .CSV files) 

After completing the descriptive fields select 鈥�Upload file from your computer鈥� button to upload your thesis from the computer. When the form is complete, you should click the 鈥�Submit鈥� button. Once clicked, the button text changes from 鈥淪ubmit鈥� to 鈥淧rocessing.鈥�  Depending on your internet speed and a number of other factors this may take some time, please be patient. If the upload succeeds, your browser will display a confirmation page. If there is a problem, you will be prompted to correct the error. 

聽If you need help using SCARAB, please contact the IT Service Desk.