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Thesis saving instructions to Theseus

Permission to save and the file to save

Checklist

  • Do not save your thesis in Theseus until you have received permission from your supervisor. The thesis must be completed and comply with the LAB guidelines in terms of both content and layout. It must also meet accessibility requirements.
  • Make sure that you save the correct file, i.e. the latest reviewed and approved version.
  • Check that you have made all the suggested corrections before converting the work to PDF.
  • Ensure that there are no student numbers, personal contact details or references to confidential information in your thesis or its appendices.
  • Perform an accessibility check on the thesis Word file before converting it to PDF.
  • A thesis is only saved once in Theseus. Once saved and published, the PDF file can no longer be modified. Once published, editing the thesis in only possible in the library for compelling reasons and with the written permission of the supervisor.
  • The thesis is saved as a PDF file. Please include the thesis itself and any appendices and guides in a single file that you convert to a PDF/A. Only one PDF file will be saved in Theseus. Before saving, please also check that the layout and formatting of the text is preserved in the PDF file.
  • In addition to the PDF file, you can also save a video (mp4) or audio (mp3) file of the thesis.

How to name a file?

Theseus' instructions for naming a file is Surname_Firstname, e.g. "Student_Steve.pdf". If the thesis has more than one author, the file is named with the authors’ surnames, e.g. "Surname1_Surname2_Surname3.pdf". Allowed characters are 1-9, a-z, A-Z, _, - and space. Do not use Scandic letters, i.e. Å, Ä and Ö.

Select the collection you want to save to

The thesis is a public document. The accessibility and publicity of the thesis is defined by law. Choose whether to save your work in an open or restricted collection.

  • Theses in the open collection are freely available on Theseus.
  • Theses stored in the restricted collection can be accessed on request both on the Lappeenranta and Lahti campus from the library's computers which are opened by the library staff.

If the thesis is not published in Theseus, it will be submitted to the LAB archive. The thesis submitted to the archive and the thesis stored in the restricted collection are still available for reading on request. The description of the thesis is stored in the LUT Academic Library database, making the information of the thesis publicly available.

Choose a licence

When you save your thesis to Theseus, you can define how you will allow your thesis to be used. Please find out more about the licences before saving.

  • "All rights reserved" - standard copyright, others may refer to your thesis
  • Creative Commons - you retain copyright and specify the terms and conditions how you wish your thesis to be used