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GUIDELINES

FORTHESIS/DISSERTATION/PROJECT
PREPARATION

TheGraduateSchool
5755StodderHallRoom42

Revised
February2013

GUIDELINESFORTHESIS/DISSERTATION/PROJECTPREPARATION

TheGraduateSchool
TheUniversityofMaine
October2012

Thepolicies,formatandstylerequirementsinthismanualreflectTheUniversityof
Mainesstandardsforscholarshipandqualityofwork.Itisthestudentsresponsibilitytofollow
andmeettherequirementswhenwritingadissertation,thesisoramasterproject.Whenever
thereisreferencetothewordthesis,wearealsoreferringtoadissertation,and/ormaster
project.Theguidelinesarereviewedandupdatedperiodicallytoreflectthedynamicnatureof
scholarship.Studentsshouldnotfollowtheformatofapreviouslywrittenthesis,norshould
theyrelyonaformerversionofthismanual.Ifclarificationsareneeded,studentsshould
consultwiththeGraduateSchool.Manuscriptsthatdonotfullycomplywiththeguidelineswill
notbeaccepted.

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

LISTOFTABLES.......................................................................................................................vii
LISTOFFIGURES....................................................................................................................viii
CHAPTER1INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................1
1.1.TheThesisCommittee..........................................................................................................1
1.2.TheGraduateSchoolThesisConsultants..............................................................................2
1.3.LegalandEthicalIssuesandRegulationsRegardingResearchMethods..............................2
1.3.1.Copyright........................................................................................................................3
1.3.1.1.ObtainingCopyrightforOnesOwnThesis.............................................................3
1.3.1.2.UsingCopyrightedMaterials..................................................................................4
1.3.2.ThesisContainingaPatentableDiscovery.....................................................................4
1.3.3.MicrofilmingofDoctoralDissertations..........................................................................5
1.3.4.ResourcesonCampus....................................................................................................5
1.4.StyleManualsforThesisFormat...........................................................................................5
1.5.ThesisinaForeignLanguage................................................................................................6
1.6.MasterProjects.....................................................................................................................7
1.7.Deadlines...............................................................................................................................7
1.8.Forms....................................................................................................................................8
1.8.1.TheApplicationforDegreeForm...................................................................................8
1.8.2.TheTentativeThesisAcceptanceForm.........................................................................8
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1.8.3.TheFinalThesisAcceptanceForm.................................................................................9
1.8.4.TheCompletionofRequirementsForm........................................................................9
1.8.5.TheSurveyofEarnedDoctorates..................................................................................9
1.8.6.ThePQILDoctoralDissertationAgreementForm.........................................................9
1.8.7.TheETDSubmissionApprovalForm............................................................................10
1.9.ThesisSubmission...............................................................................................................10
1.9.1.TentativeThesisSubmission........................................................................................10
1.9.2.FinalThesisSubmission................................................................................................10
1.10.ElectronicThesis...............................................................................................................11
1.10.1.ElectronicThesesSubmissionOption........................................................................12
1.10.2.TheETDDatabase......................................................................................................12
1.10.3.LongTermArchiving..................................................................................................12
CHAPTER2PARTSOFTHEMANUSCRIPT................................................................................13
2.1.OrderoftheManuscript.....................................................................................................13
2.1.1.TitlePage......................................................................................................................13
2.1.2.ThesisAcceptanceStatement......................................................................................14
2.1.3.CopyrightNotice..........................................................................................................14
2.1.4.LibraryRightsStatement..............................................................................................15
2.1.5.AbstractandLayAbstract............................................................................................15
2.1.6.Acknowledgments........................................................................................................16

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2.1.7.TableofContents.........................................................................................................17
2.1.8.ListofTables,Figures,Theorems,Symbols,Abbreviations,Definitions......................17
2.1.9.TextoftheManuscript.................................................................................................19
2.1.10.Bibliography...............................................................................................................19
2.1.11Appendices..................................................................................................................19
2.1.12.BiographyoftheAuthor............................................................................................20
CHAPTER3STYLEANDFORMATREQUIREMENTS..................................................................21
3.1.PaperQuality......................................................................................................................21
3.2.PrintRequirements.............................................................................................................21
3.3.Margins...............................................................................................................................22
3.4.OversizedMaterial..............................................................................................................22
3.5.Pagination...........................................................................................................................22
3.6.Spacing................................................................................................................................24
3.7.Widows/Orphans................................................................................................................24
3.8.DocumentingSources.........................................................................................................24
3.8.1.FormatsforIntextandBibliographyCitation.............................................................25
3.8.2.CitingInternetSources................................................................................................26
3.8.3.FootnotesandEndnotes..............................................................................................27
3.9.TwoVolumeThesis.............................................................................................................27
3.10.ThesisCompiledfromTwoorMoreArticles....................................................................27

BIBLIOGRAPHY......................................................................................................................29
APPENDIXA:SAMPLEPAGES................................................................................................30
APPENDIXB:FACINGPAGESAMPLE......................................................................................53
APPENDIXC:PROGRAMANDFORMATCHECKLISTS..............................................................56

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LISTOFTABLES

Table1.1.ListofStyleManualsbyDiscipline..................................................................................6
Table3.1.PaginationExample.......................................................................................................23
Table3.2.CitationResources........................................................................................................25
Table3.3.OnlineCitationResources............................................................................................26

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LISTOFFIGURES

FigureB.1.GraduateSchoolLobbyEntrance.................................................................................54

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CHAPTER1
INTRODUCTION

Athesisistheculminationofagraduatestudent'scareer,anditrepresentsoriginal
scholarlyresearchandwriting.Itisacontributiontoknowledgeandwillbeavailabletoother
scholarsintheFoglerLibrary,andwiththestudentspermission,ontheWorldWideWeb
throughtheFoglerLibraryand/orDissertationAbstractsInternational.Itscontentandstyle
reflectontheauthor,thefacultymemberswhohaveguidedtheresearch,andTheUniversityof
Maine.Hence,theguidelinesoftheGraduateSchoolhavebeendevelopedtoensurehigh,
professional,andethicalstandardsforresearchwritingatTheUniversityofMaine.THE
MANUSCRIPTAUTHORISRESPONSIBLEFORMEETINGTHEGRADUATESCHOOLREQUIREMENTS
SETFORTHINTHISMANUAL.Toavoiddelaysordisappointment,studentsshouldcontactthe
GraduateSchoolearlyinthewritingprocesstobesuretheyunderstandallrequirements.
1.1.TheThesisCommittee

Thethesiswillbereviewedbythethesiscommitteeforcontentandresearchaccuracy.

Theroleofthethesiscommitteeistoguidethestudentthroughtheresearchandwriting
processbyprovidingsuggestionsandfeedbackastothecontents,direction,timeline,style,
citationsandotheraspectsoftheresearch.ThethesisdraftsubmittedtotheGraduateSchool
shouldbeaproductofthisnegotiationbetweenstudentandcommittee.Eventhoughthe
committeesrecommendationsmayhavesignificantimpactonthethesisfinalform,itisthe
studentwhoisultimatelyresponsibleforthecontentandstyleofthethesis.

Master'sthesiscommitteesarecomprisedofatleastthreegraduatefacultymembers;

doctoraldissertationcommitteesarecomprisedofatleastfive.Graduatefacultyareappointed
bytheGraduateSchoolupontherecommendationoftheappropriatedepartment.The
UniversityofMainedoesnotusetheterm"reader"foranymemberofthecommittee;each
committeememberisafull,votingmember.Astudentwishingtorecognizesomeoneasa
readercandosointheAcknowledgements.
1.2.TheGraduateSchoolThesisConsultants
TheGraduateSchoolwillreviewthethesisforcorrectformatandconsistency.The
GraduateSchoolshouldreceivethetentativemanuscriptofthethesis5ormorebusinessdays
beforethedefense.AGraduateSchoolconsultantwillcheckthedrafttobesurethatitadheres
strictlytotherequirementssetforthinthismanual.Thestudentwillbenotifiedbyemailthat
thethesishasbeenreviewedandisreadytobepickedup.Ifthisisnotpossible,itisthe
studentsresponsibilitytomakearrangementstohavethemanuscriptdeliveredormailedto
him/her.Achecklistofrequiredrevisionswillbeprovided.Ifstudentshavequestionsaboutthe
revisions,theyshouldmakeanappointmentwithaGraduateSchoolconsultant.Itisthe
studentsresponsibilitytomakeallofthechangesindicatedonthechecklistprovidedbefore
submittingthefinalcopy.Thefinalcopyofthethesiswillalsobereviewedtoensurethatall
requiredcomponents,formsanddissertationfeeshavebeenreceived.
1.3.LegalandEthicalIssuesandRegulationsRegardingResearchMethods
Complyingwiththevariousfederalandstateregulationsregardingresearchmethods
andethicsisajointresponsibilityofthestudentresearcher,thethesisadvisorandThe
UniversityofMaine.Priortoinitiatingaresearchprojectinvolvinghumansubjects,animalcare,
radiation,recombinantDNA,legenddrugsand/orhazardousmaterials/wastes,thewriter

mustreceiveclearancefromtherespectiveauthorities.Evidenceofsuchapprovalmustbe
notedonthestudentsFinalThesisAcceptanceFormortheGraduateSchoolwillnotacceptthe
finalthesis.Thefulltextoftherespectivepoliciesandregulationsandanyadditional
informationcanbeobtainedfromtheOfficeofResearchandSponsoredPrograms.
1.3.1.Copyright

AlthoughtheGraduateSchooldoesnotrequirethesestobecopyrighted,students

shouldbeconcernedaboutcopyrightlawbothinusingtheworkofothersandinprotecting
theirownwork.Informationaboutthevariousissuessurroundingcopyrightscanbefoundin
KennethD.CrewsCopyrightLawandtheDoctoralDissertation:GuidelinestoYourLegalRights
&Responsibilities.Aregularlyupdatedversionofthetextcanbefoundonlineat:
http://www.proquest.com/enUS/products/dissertations/copyright/.
DoctoraldissertationssubmittedtoProQuestInformationandLearning(PQIL)for
microfilminghavethepotentialtobecomecommercialpublications;hence,PQILlooksfor
copyrightcompliancewhenitacceptsmanuscripts.Note:Ifthereisadelayinreceivinga
copyrightapproval,thestudentcanstillsubmitthemanuscriptandgraduateontime.
TheuseofcopyrightedmaterialscanbementionedintheAcknowledgmentspage.Any
copyrightpermissionlettersrelatedtothemanuscriptshouldbeincludedinanappendix.
1.3.1.1.ObtainingCopyrightforOnesOwnThesis
Studentshavefullrightsasauthorsfromthemomenttheycreatetheirwork;hence,
theycanacknowledgetheirprivilegesbyincludingacopyrightnoticeintheirmanuscriptsevenif
theyhavenotfiledforregistration.Still,obtainingformalcopyrightprotectionmayhavethe
followingadvantages.First,itwillallowthestudenttofileaninfringementlawsuitandclaim

statutorydamagesandattorneysfeesifsomeonecopiestheworkbeyondfairuse.
Eventually,itmayalsoallowtheworktobeaddedtotheLibraryofCongressCollection.

Students,whoseresearchhasbeenexternallyfunded,shouldreviewthetermsofthat

supporttoseeiftheyareallowedtoclaimownershipoftheresultsoftheresearch.If
manuscriptsarewrittenincollaborationwithotherauthorsand/orpublishedinanyform,they
maybesubjecttocopyrightregulations.Inthesecases,thetextofthecopyrightnoticeincluded
inthethesisshouldmeetthepoliciesoutlinedinthefundingorpublishingagreement.
DoctoralcandidatescanauthorizePQILtoactastheiragentwiththeLibraryofCongress
CopyrightOffice.Forafee,PQILwillpreparetheapplicationinthestudentsname,submitthe
applicationfee,anddeposittherequiredcopy(ies)ofthemanuscript.TheDoctoralDissertation
AgreementforminthePQILbookletPublishingYourDissertation:HowtoPrepareYour
ManuscriptforPublicationhasasectionthatdescribesPQILsandthestudentsrightswith
regardtodistributionofthestudentswork.
1.3.1.2.UsingCopyrightedMaterials

Foradditionalinformationregardingtheuseofcopyrightedmaterialspleasevisitthe

U.S.CopyrightOfficewebsiteathttp://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright.
1.3.2.ThesisContainingaPatentableDiscovery
Uponthestudentsrequest,athesiscontainingapatentablediscoverycanbeheldby
theGraduateSchoolbeforebeingboundormicrofilmed.Thestudentmustsubmittothe
GraduateSchoolawrittenrequestcosignedbythethesisadvisorstatingthatapatent
applicationhasbeenfiled.HavingthethesisonholdattheGraduateSchoolforthisreasondoes
notpreventthestudentfromgraduatingontime.

1.3.3.MicrofilmingofDoctoralDissertations
TheUniversityofMainemaintainsaliaisonwithProQuestInformationandLearning
(PQIL)tomakeknowledgeacquiredthroughdoctoralresearchavailabletothepublic.PQIL
publishestheDissertationAbstractsInternationaljournalandotherpublications,anddistributes
microfilmcopiesofdissertations.
Copiesofdissertationsmaybeorderedbythepublic.Authorsreceivea10%royaltyon
ALLsalesexcludingpurchasesoftheirowndissertation.SigningthePQILagreementwhich
allowsthecompanytomakeanddistributecopiesoftheworkinnowayinterfereswiththe
studentsrightsastheauthor.
Forquestionsaboutthemicrofilmingprocess,PQILcanbecontactedat300NorthZeeb
Rd.,AnnArbor,MI481031500;18005210600(U.S.andCanada),www.umi.com.
1.3.4.ResourcesonCampus
TheUMaineonlineGraduateCataloghttp://gradcatalog.umaine.edu/describesvarious
researchresourcesavailableoncampusoraffiliatedwiththeUniversity.Forotherservices
availableoncampuspleasevisithttp://www.umaine.edu/azdirectory/.
1.4.StyleManualsforThesisFormat
Upontherecommendationoftheircommittee,studentsmayfollowthestylemanualof
aleadingjournalorofaprofessionalassociationfortheuseoffieldspecificterminology,
formulas,signs,andotherfeaturesofthetext,aswellasformatsfordocumentingsources.
FORMATREQUIREMENTSOFTHEGRADUATESCHOOLMUSTBESATISFIEDFIRST,evenifthey
departfromthestylemanualthathasbeenadopted.

Table1.1.ListofStyleManualsbyDiscipline

Discipline

Style

StyleManual

CSE

CouncilofScience Editors.(1994).ScientificStyleandFormat:The
CBEManualforAuthors,EditorsandPublishers,(6thed.).New
York:CambridgeUniversityPress.
www.councilscienceeditors.org

ACS

Dodd,JanetS.(Ed.).(1997).TheACSStyleGuide:AManualfor
AuthorsandEditors.Washington:AmericanChemicalSociety.
www.acs.org

MLA

Gibaldi,Joseph.(1995).MLAHandbookforWritersofResearch
Papers.(4thed.).NewYork:ModernLanguageAssociation.
www.mla.org

Biologyand
otherSciences

Chemistry

Englishandthe
Humanities

History

Chicago

Mathematics

AMS

Music

TheChicagoManualofStyle.(1993).(14thed.).Chicago:University
ofChicagoPress.www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
AmericanMathematicalSociety.(1994).TheAMSAuthor
Handbook:GeneralInstructionsforPreparingManuscripts.
Providence:Author. www.ams.org
Holoman,D.K.(Ed.).(1988).WritingaboutMusic:AStyleSheet
fromtheEditorsof19thCenturyMusic.Berkeley:Universityof
CaliforniaPress.
AmericanInstituteofPhysics.(1995).StyleManual:Instructionsto
AuthorsandVolumeEditorsforthePreparationofAIPbook
Manuscripts.(5thed.).NewYork:Author. www.aip.org

Physics

AIP

PoliticalScience

APSA

AmericanPoliticalScienceAssociation.(1993)StyleManualfor
PoliticalScience.(Rev.ed.).Washington:Author.
www.apsanet.org

Psychologyandthe
SocialSciences

APA

AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.(1994).PublicationManualof
theAmericanPsychologicalAssociation.(4thed.).Washington:
Author. www.apa.org

Rubens,P.(Ed.).(1992).ScienceandTechnicalWriting:AManual
ofStyle.NewYork:Holt.

NASW

NationalAssociationofSocialWorkers.(1994).WritingforNASW.
(2nded.).SilverSprings:Author. www.naswdc.org

Scienceand
Technical
Writing
SocialWork

1.5.ThesisinaForeignLanguage

Upontherecommendationoftheiradvisorycommittee,onlystudentsinagraduate

programrelatedtothestudyofaforeignlanguage,suchastheMAprograminFrench,canwrite
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athesisinaforeignlanguage.ThetitlepageofsuchamanuscriptmustbeinEnglish,withthe
exceptionofthetitleofthethesiswhichshouldappearfirstintheforeignlanguage,followedby
theEnglishtranslationonalineofitsown.TheLibraryRightsStatementshouldbeinEnglish
only.ThefulltextandtitlesoftheTableofContents,Abstract,andtheBiographyoftheAuthor
mustbeprovidedinbothlanguagesfirstintheforeignlanguage,followedbytheEnglish
version.Thetextsshouldappearcontinuouslyontherespectivepages,(i.e.,thetwoversionsof
theTableofContents,Abstract,andtheBiographyoftheAuthorshouldnotbeseparatedbya
pagebreak).
1.6.MasterProjects
TheGraduateSchoolrequiresthatstudentsintheLiberalStudiesprogramsubmita
copyoftheirMasterProjecttobeheldintheGraduateSchool.Studentsinprofessional
programsthatwishtohavetheirprojectheldinthelibrarymustsubmitasecondcopythat
adherestotheguidelinesoutlinedwithin.However,iftheprojectisuniqueinstructure,acopy
oftheTitlePage,Abstract,TableofContentsandBiographywithanexplanationofwherethe
projectisbeingheldmaybesubmitted.Questionsrelatingtoprojectsubmissionshouldbe
directedtotheGraduateSchool.
1.7.Deadlines

Checklistpacketsforstudentswhoarepreparingtograduatecanbefoundonthe

GraduateSchoolswebsiteathttp://www.umaine.edu/graduate/.Thesechecklistsindicatefinal
datesto:

applyforgraduation
scheduleanoraldefense(2weekspriortothedefense)
submitthetentativethesisforreviewbytheGraduateSchool
submitthefinalthesistotheGraduateSchool
graduationdate/Commencement
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ThechecklistsalsoincludeprogramandGraduateSchoolrequirements,ETDsubmission

information,aswellasadditionalrequirementsfordoctoralstudents.
1.8.Forms
Asstudentsapproachgraduation,certainformswithapprovalsignaturesarerequiredto
facilitatethegraduationprocess.WiththeexceptionoftheApplicationforDegreeform,the
remainingformscanbefoundathttp://www.umaine.edu/graduate/gsdocumentsandforms.
1.8.1.TheApplicationforDegreeForm
ThisformindicatesthatthestudentplanstograduateinMay,August,orDecemberofa
givenyearandmustbesubmittedelectronicallyonMaineStreet.AfterloggingintoMaineStreet
navigateto:StudentSelfService>StudentCenter>SelfService>DegreeProgress/Graduation>
ApplyforGraduation.IMPORTANT:Nostudent(thesisornonthesis)willbeallowedto
graduatewithoutfilingthisform!Thedeadlinesforeachsemesterare:

MayMarch15
AugustJuly15
DecemberNovember15

1.8.2.TheTentativeThesisAcceptanceForm
Thisformindicatesthatthethesisisreadytobedefended.Itissubmittedalongwiththe
thesis,atleast5businessdaysbeforethethesisdefense,tobecheckedforformatand
consistencybytheGraduateSchool.TheformmustbesignedbytheChair(s)ofthecommittee
onbehalfofthecommitteemembers.Ifitisnotpossibletosubmittheoriginalform,itis
acceptablefortheCommitteeChair(s)tosendanemailtotheGraduateSchool.Theemailmust
includethefollowingstatement:

ActingonbehalfoftheCommitteemembers,Icertifythattheyhave
readthetentativemanuscriptandagreethatitissufficientlycomplete
forthestudenttoundertakethefinaloralexamination.

1.8.3.TheFinalThesisAcceptanceForm
ThisformmustbesignedbytheadvisorycommitteeandtheGraduateCoordinatorof
theprogram.Itmustindicatethatthefinalcopyisacceptedbythedepartment.Thisform
mustaccompanythefinalthesissubmittedtotheGraduateSchoolforbinding.
1.8.4.TheCompletionofRequirementsForm
ThisformmustbecompletedandsignedbytheGraduateCoordinatorandshould
indicatethatthestudenthasmetalloftherequirementsforthedegree.Astudent'sdiploma
andfinaltranscriptwillnotbeissuedwithoutthisform.
1.8.5.TheSurveyofEarnedDoctorates
TheUniversityofMaineisaparticipantinthisnationalsurveyeachyearandrequests
thatalldoctoralcandidatessubmitthisformwhichcanbefoundat:
http://www.umaine.edu/graduate/studenthub/>ThesisTools
1.8.6.ThePQILDoctoralDissertationAgreementForm
AllcandidatesfordoctoraldegreesmustcompletetheDoctoralDissertationPublishing
AgreementformandreturnitwiththeappropriatefeetotheGraduateSchool.Thisform
authorizesProQuestInformationandLearning(PQIL)tomicrofilmthethesis,distributeit
throughtheDissertationAbstractsInternationaljournal,andmakeitavailabletothepublic.The
PQILformcanbefoundathttp://www.umaine.edu/graduate/studenthub/>ThesisTools.

1.8.7.TheETDSubmissionApprovalForm
TheETDformisrequiredbystudentswhoopttosubmitacopyoftheirthesis
electronically.Theformgivesstudentstheabilitytochoosealevelofaccessibilityforthethesis
andisavailableathttp://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/submit.htm.
1.9.ThesisSubmission

Boththetentativeandfinalcopiesofthethesismustbecompleteandincludeallparts

ofthemanuscriptatthetimeofsubmission.
1.9.1.TentativeThesisSubmission
TheTENTATIVEcopyofthethesissubmittedtotheGraduateSchoolpriortotheoral
defensemaybeprintedonordinarypaperbutmustbeunboundandprintedsinglesided.
Studentsshouldallow5businessdaysforitsreview.Itshouldbeplacedinamanilaenvelope
withanadditionaltitlepagetapedtotheoutsideoftheenvelope.Whileitisexpectedthat
aftertheoraldefensetheremaybechangesmadetothethesis,thetentativemanuscript
shouldrepresentthecompletedproductofthestudent'sresearch,readyforfinalprinting.
1.9.2.FinalThesisSubmission

TheFINALcopyofthethesiswillalsobereviewedbytheGraduateSchool.Itwillbe

checkedtoensurethatallrequiredcomponents,forms,anddissertationfeesareincluded.The
manuscriptmustbesubmittedinamanilaenvelopewithanadditionalcopyofthetitlepage
tapedtotheoutsideoftheenvelope.Departmentalrequisitesvaryastothenumbersofcopies
neededforcommitteemembers.TheGraduateSchoolrequiresasinglecopyofthe"final"or
"original"thesis.Thiscopymustbeonplainwhite,25%cotton,bondpaper(includesa
watermark)andmustbeletterqualityprint.DoctoraldissertationsaresentfirsttoProQuest
InformationandLearning(PQIL)formicrofilmingandthenreturnedtoFoglerLibraryforbinding.
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Mastersthesesarenotmicrofilmed.Althoughstudentsarestronglyencouragedtosubmita
copyoftheirthesiselectronically,ETDsubmissionalonedoesnotfillthethesisrequirements.A
papercopywhichfullymeetstheformatandprintrequisitesspecifiedintheseguidelineswillbe
keptintheSpecialCollectionsDepartmentofFoglerLibrary.
1.10.ElectronicThesis
TheUniversityofMaineElectronicThesesandDissertations(ETD)projectisajointeffort
oftheFoglerLibraryandtheGraduateSchool.Thegoalsoftheprojectaretoimprovegraduate
education,increasesharingofknowledge,helpuniversitiesbuildtheirinformation
infrastructure,andextendthevalueofdigitallibraries.Thesegoalsareinlinewiththe
objectivesoftheNetworkedDigitalLibraryofThesesandDissertations(NDLTD),at
http://www.ndltd.org/,anationalinitiativeofwhichTheUniversityofMaineisamember.The
ultimategoaloftheNDLTDprojectisthecreationofafreelyaccessible,internationaldigital
libraryanddatabaseofthesesanddissertations.
Thestudentbenefitsfromelectronicpublicationswhenotherresearchersinthefield
areabletouseandcitetextfromthethesis.However,ifthestudentwishestolimitexposure,
thethesisabstractalonemaybesubmitted.AnotherimportantadvantageoftheETDprojectis
thattheseswithhypertextorsoftwareapplicationswillbemoreeasilystored,retrieved,and
used.AsmoreuniversitiesparticipateintheNDLTDinitiative,studentswillbeabletoaccess,
freeofcharge,theresearchofothersintheirfield.
AllstudentsintheComputerScienceandtheSpatialInformationScienceand
Engineeringprogramsarerequiredtosubmitelectroniccopiesoftheirtheses.Studentsfrom
otherdisciplinesarealsostronglyencouragedtosubmitelectronically.

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1.10.1.ElectronicThesesSubmissionOption
Studentsthatopttosubmitanelectronicversionoftheirthesismustalsosubmitthe
ElectronicThesisandDissertation(ETD)SubmissionApprovalform:
http://www.umaine.edu/graduate/documents/file/ETD.pdf
TheETDSubmissionApprovalFormmustbesignedbythethesisadvisoraswellasthe
student.Beforesubmission,studentsshouldtesttheCD(thepreferredmedia)forreadability.
TheCDmustbelabeledwiththeauthorsname,thesistitle,anddate.
Note:ETDsubmissionalonedoesnotfillthethesisrequirements,apapercopyonbond
paperisalsoessentialforarchivalpurposes.
1.10.2.TheETDDatabase
Thepilotprojectdatabase,whichwasreleasedtothepublicviathewebinearly1999at
http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/about.htm,includesrecordsand/orfulltextofselected
UniversityofMaineMastersthesesanddoctoraldissertationsfrom1998forward.Usersare
abletobrowsethedatabaseaswellassearchbykeywordinthetitle,abstract,author,name,
anddepartmentfields.Thosethesesanddissertationsapprovedforreleasecanbeviewedin
theirentirety.
1.10.3.LongTermArchiving
Atpresent,printcopiesofthesesarearchivedintheSpecialCollectionsdepartmentin
theFoglerLibrary.Inaddition,ProQuestInformationandLearning(PQIL)archivesalldoctoral
dissertationsonmicrofilm.Inthefuture,astandardforelectronicarchivingmaybedeveloped
requiringthatallstudentssubmitanelectronicversionoftheirthesis.

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CHAPTER2
PARTSOFTHEMANUSCRIPT

2.1.OrderoftheManuscript

Thefollowingisalistoftherequiredpartsofthethesisintheorderinwhichthey

shouldappearinthemanuscript.SeeAppendixAforsamplesoncontentandappearance
requirements.

TitlePage
ThesisAcceptanceStatement
CopyrightNotice(optional)
LibraryRightsStatement
Abstract
Dedication/Preface(optional)
Acknowledgments(optional)
TableofContents
ListofTables(ifany)
ListofFigures(ifany)
ListofAbbreviations,Plates,Equations,Theorems,Symbols,Definitionsetc.(ifany)
TextoftheManuscript
Endnotes(ifany)
Bibliography(orReferences,orWorksCited)
AppendixorAppendices(ifany)
BiographyoftheAuthor

2.1.1.TitlePage
TheTitlePageisthefirstpageofthemanuscript.Itisconsideredpagei,butthenumber
doesnotappearonthepage.Twocopiesofthetitlepagemustbesubmittedwiththefinal
manuscript.
ThefollowingshouldbeCENTEREDincludedonthetitlepage:

TitleofthesisinALLCAPS,bold,andinvertedpyramidformat
ThestudentsfullnameasitappearsinUniversityrecords
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Previousdegree(s)earned
Astatementoffulfillingrequirementsforthedegreesought
Institutionname:TheUniversityofMaine
Themonthandyearofthestudentsgraduationdate
Theadvisorycommitteemembers(singlespace&leftjustifyifnecessarytokeeponone
page)

Note:Thefirstname(s)listedistheAdvisors(orCoAdvisors)andtheirtitle(s)followedbythe
namesandtitlesoftheremainingcommitteemembers.DonotincludedegreessuchasDr.on
thetitlepage.Thispageistoacknowledgecommitteemembersexclusively,Readersare
recognizedintheAcknowledgements.
2.1.2.ThesisAcceptanceStatement

Thefollowingstatement,onaseparatesheetpaginatedasiishallbesignedbythe

committeechairandincludedinthebound(final)copyofeverythesis.
OnbehalfoftheGraduateCommitteefor<studentname>Iaffirmthatthismanuscript
isthefinalandaccepted<thesis/dissertation/project>.Signaturesofallcommitteemembers
areonfilewiththeGraduateSchoolattheUniversityofMaine,42StodderHall,Orono,Maine.

Dr.First&LastName,Academic/OfficialTitle

<Date>

2.1.3.CopyrightNotice
Unlessthemanuscripthasbeenformallyregistered(copyrighted),thispageisoptional.
Ifthestudentchoosestoacknowledgehisorherrightsasauthor,acopyrightnoticeshouldbe
placedasthesoletextonapageimmediatelyfollowingthetitlepage.Thepageisnumbered
butdoesnotappearontheTableofContents.Thecopyrightnoticeiscenteredverticallyand
horizontallywithinthemargins.Unlesstherearespecialtermsunderwhichtheworkhasbeen
copyrightedthetextofthenoticemaytakeeitherofthesetwoforms:
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Copyright2001Studentsname
or
2001Studentsname
AllRightsReserved
2.1.4.LibraryRightsStatement

ALibraryRightsStatement(notpaginated)mustaccompanythemanuscript.The

followingstatementmustbesigned,dated,andfollowthesameformatasthatofthethesis.
Inpresentingthisthesisinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforanadvanced
degreeattheUniversityofMaine,IagreethattheLibraryshallmakeitfreelyavailablefor
inspection.Ifurtheragreethatpermissionforfairusecopyingofthisthesisforscholarly
purposesmaybegrantedbytheLibrarian.Itisunderstoodthatanycopyingorpublicationof
thisthesisforfinancialgainshallnotbeallowedwithoutmywrittenpermission.

Signature:

Date:

2.1.5.AbstractandLayAbstract
Anabstract(notpaginated),whichisaclearlywritten,concisesummaryofthethesis,
mustbeincludedinthemanuscript.Itdescribestheproblem,theproceduresormethodsused,
andtheresultsandconclusionsoftheresearch.Sincedoctoralabstractsareincludedin
DissertationAbstractsInternational,itisextremelyimportanttowriteaccurately.Formulas,
diagramsorotherillustrationsarenotincludedintheabstract.

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Mastersabstractsshouldnotexceed500words.Themaximumlengthfordoctoral
abstractsis350words(tocomplywithPQIL).Theheadingisnotcountedinthe350wordlimit
fordissertationabstracts.Whensubmittingthefinalthesis,twocopiesoftheabstractare
requiredforaMaster'sthesis,andthreecopiesforadoctoraldissertation.
Theheadingoftheabstractshouldbecenteredandinclude:

TitleofthethesisinALLCAPS,bold,andinvertedpyramidformat
Theauthor'sfullname
Thenameofthethesisadvisor(includingdegreeDr.)
Astatementthatthethesisisfulfillingrequirementsforadegreesoughtina
particulardepartment
Themonthandyearofthestudentsgraduationdate

Studentsarealsorequiredtosubmitalayabstractin.docformatelectronicallytothe
GraduateSchoolusingtheCreateLayAbstractForm.Thelayabstractmaybeboundwiththe
thesisatthestudentsrequest.Studentswillberequiredtohaveanactivelogintothe
GraduateSchoolwebsitewww.umaine.edu/graduate.Whencreatingtheaccount,Applyfor
theStudentrole,loginandnavigatetoStudentHub>ThesisTools>SubmitLayAbstracttobe
displayedonwww.umaine.edu/graduate.
2.1.6.Acknowledgments
Thispageisfortheauthortoexpressprofessionaland/orpersonalindebtedness.
Permission(s)tousepreviouslycopyrightedmaterials,receiptofgrantfunds,recognitionof
readers,etc.isacknowledgedonthispage.Studentsmustbeconsistentwiththeuseofthe
third("theauthor")orfirstpersonthroughout.Thispageisoptional,butifincluded,itis
paginated(lowercaseRomannumerals)andlistedintheTableofContents.

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2.1.7.TableofContents
TheTableofContentsisatopicoutlineofthemanuscript.Itfunctionsasanindextothe
workandmustfullyandaccuratelyreflecttheorganizationofthemanuscript.Itishighly
recommendedthatstudentsusingtheAutomaticTableofContentsfeatureinMicrosoftWord
waituntilallfinaleditstoallpartsofthemanuscriptarecomplete.Allchapterdivisionsand
subsectionsmustbeincludedintheTableofContents(TOC)andlabeledexactlyasthey
appearinthetext.Otherpoints:

TheThesisAcceptanceStatementPage,CopyrightPage,TableofContents,Abstract,
andLibraryRightsStatementareNOTlistedintheTOC.

AllchapterdivisionsandsubsectionsmustbelistedintheTOC.Regardlessofthe
systemofheadingsbeingusedfororganizingthetextofthemanuscript(headings
systemordecimalsystem)allsubdivisionsshouldbeindentedappropriatelyinthe
TableofContents.

EachAppendixmustbelistedbyitstitleandpagenumber.Ifthereisonlyone
Appendix,itislistedbythenameAppendixanditstitle.Therefore,anAppendixA
shouldnotbelistedunlessthereisanAppendixB.

Leaderdotsmustbeusedtoconnectthechapterdivisions/subsectionheadingstotheir
respectivepagenumbers.Aminimumof5leaderdotsbetweenthechapter
divisions/subsectionsandthepagenumbersisrequired(i.e.thetextoftheheadings
shouldnotextendintotheareawherethepagenumbersareplaced).

TheBiographyoftheAuthorpageistheLASTpageofthethesis.
ForinformationonhowtohavetheTableofContentswithinthesamedocumentasthe

manuscript,watchthisvideohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGzz2ZmLrFw.
2.1.8.ListofTables,Figures,Theorems,Symbols,Abbreviations,Definitions
ATABLEisacolumnararrangementofinformationorganizedtosavespaceandconvey
relationshipsataglance.AFIGUREisagraphicillustration(chart,graph,diagram,photo,mapor

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plate).Figuresmaybeprofessionallypreparedordrawnbytheauthor.Ineithercase,theymust
beofletterqualityprint.
TheListofTablesandtheListofFigures(ifany)appearasindividualpages.AListof
Tables/Figuresisnecessaryevenifthereisonlyonetableorfigure.
Ifthetextofthemanuscriptcontainsaconsistentsetoftheorems,symbols,
abbreviationsordefinitions,thoseshouldbelistedinaListofTheorems,Symbols,
Abbreviations,orDefinitionsrespectively.TheselistsareincludedintheTableofContents.
Allwordsontables/figuresmustbetyped(nothandwritten.)Theonlyexceptiontothis
rulewouldbeiftheoriginalauthorhashandwrittennotesinafigure/tablethathasbeen
scannedandincludedinthestudentsthesis.Computergeneratedfiguresareacceptableifthey
areofletterqualityprintandlargeenoughtobereadableonmicrofilm.(Note:ifcolorisused,
itwillnotreproduceonmicrofilm.)Otherpoints:

Tables/figuresmustbenumberedandtitled.Furtherexplanatoryinformationprovided
inacaptionthatisnotpartofthetitleshouldnotappearontheListofTables/Figures.
Thetitle,caption,andkey(ifusedtoassistininterpretingthefigure),shouldbeplaced
onthesamepageasthetable/figure.Ifthisisnotpossible,afacingpageisused.

Thetables/figuresarenumberedseparatelyfromeachother.Eachgroupisnumbered
consecutivelythroughouttheentiremanuscriptorbychapterusingadecimal
numberingsystem(e.g.,thethirdtableinchaptertwowillbeTable2.3.,andthethird
figureinchaptertwowillbeFigure2.3.).Thesamesystemmustbeusedfornumbering
bothgroups(e.g.,ifthetablesarenumberedbythechapterdecimalsystem,soshould
bethefigures).

Alltables/figuresmustfitintotherequiredpagemargins.(Exception:seeguidelines
forincludingoversizedtables/figures).

Thetitleandcaptionofthetable/figurearepartofthetextandmustbethesamefont
sizeandstyleofthemanuscript.Itisacceptableforthefontwithinthetable/figureto
beassmallas9point.

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Tables/figuresmustbeplacedinthetextastheyarementioned.IftheTable/Figureis
largerthanonehalfofthepageitmustbeplacedonapageofitsown.

Appendixtables/figuresmustbenumberedseparately(e.g.,thethirdtableinAppendix
AwouldbenumberedTableA.3.)andmustbeincludedintheListofTables.

Ifusingphotographstheymustbeoriginalsorhighqualityreproductions.Doctoral
studentsshouldbeawarethatcolordoesnotreproduceonmicrofilm.Allphotographs
musthavecaptions.

2.1.9.TextoftheManuscript
Sinceathesisisusuallyofconsiderablelength,auniformorganizationalschemeshould
beappliedtothewholetextsothatareadercantellataglancewhatisofgreaterimportance.
Breakingthetextintotoomanysmallpartsshouldbeavoided.
Thetextmaybedividedintochapters,parts,orothertypesofsectionsandthe
principlesofdivisionmustbeconsistentthroughout.Twopopulararrangementschemesarethe
headingssystemandthedecimalsystem.
2.1.10.Bibliography
Thefullpublicationinformationofallsourcescitedinthemanuscriptshouldbe
providedinaBibliographyfollowingthetextandprecedingtheAppendix(ces)orBiographyof
theAuthor.ThelayoutaswellasthetitleoftheBibliography(WorksCited,References)depends
onthestylemanualthatisbeingfollowed.Ifthethesishasbeencompiledfromaseriesof
articles,thereferencesmuststillbecombinedintoasingle,comprehensiveBibliography.
2.1.11Appendices
Theappendicescontainmaterialthatispertinenttothetext,butnotdirectlyincluded
(rawdata,questionnaires,consentforms,etc.).Ifthereisonlyoneappendix,itiscalled
"APPENDIX"(notAppendixA)andisgivenatitle.Iftherearetwoormoreappendices,eachis
labeledA,B,Cetc.,givenatitle,andenteredonanewpage.Thetitlesoftheappendices
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arelistedintheTableofContents.NOTE:Ifthedatainyourappendix(ces)goesonformany
pages,itisacceptabletocopythedataonaCDtobeplacedinapocketontheinsideofthe
backcover.Insuchacase,theappendixislistedontheTableofContentsbytitlewithleader
dotsfollowedbythewordPOCKETinsteadofthepagenumber(seeAppendixAsample).
Paginationfromthetextmustcontinuethroughouttheappendices.Ifdisplaypagesare
used,theyarecountedinthepagination.Themarginsandfontsizeusedintheappendices
shouldbethesameasinthetext.Areducedcopyofmaterialmaybeincludedinanappendix;
however,thetitleandcaptionofsuchmaterialmustbethesamefontsizeandstyleasthe
manuscript.
2.1.12.BiographyoftheAuthor
Abiographyofthecandidatemustbeincludedinthethesis.Itmustbewritteninthe
thirdpersonandincludethefollowinginformation:placeofbirth,placeofhighschool
graduation,placeanddateofcollegegraduationwithdegree(s)andmajor(s),professionalor
employmentexperience,scholarlypublications,andmembershipsinprofessionalorhonorary
societies.Thelastsentencemuststate,"S/Heisacandidateforthedegreeinfrom
TheUniversityofMaineinMonth,Year."

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CHAPTER3
STYLEANDFORMATREQUIREMENTS

3.1.PaperQuality
Itisacceptabletoprintthetentativemanuscriptonmultipurposecopypaper.
Thefinalmanuscriptmustbe:

Plainwhite8"x11paper

1620poundweight

Atleast25%cotton(rag)content

3.2.PrintRequirements
Eachpageisprintedononesideonly(tentativeandfinal).Allprintstylesmustbeclear,
sharp,andofuniformdarkness.Thetailsonletterssuchas"p"and"q"mustdescendclearly.
Thisrequisitealsoappliestothepagenumbersandtoscannedorphotocopiedimages.Aprint
samplemaybebroughttotheGraduateSchoolinadvanceforpreapproval.
Thesamefontsizeandstylemustbeusedthroughoutthemanuscript,includingthe
pagenumbers,footnotes/endnotes.Thefontsizeshouldbebetween11and12point
throughoutthemanuscript.Exception:thefontsizewithinatable/figureandforfootnotescan
bereducedto9point.Italicprintisusedforemphasis,titles,foreignlanguages,scientific
names,quotesandspecialcircumstancesbutnottoidentifysubsectionsinthemanuscriptor
figure/tablecaptions.

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3.3.Margins

MarginsoneachpageMUSTbeatoneandahalfinchesontheleft(thisallowsfor

properbinding),oneinchontheright,top,andbottomofthepage.Alltables,figures,
appendices,andotherillustrativematerialmustconformtothemarginspecifications.Iffacing
pagesareincluded,reversetheleftandrightmargins.
3.4.OversizedMaterial

Whentables/figuresareprintedlandscape,placethepagenumberinthesamelocation
asallotherpagenumbersinthemanuscript.

Thetextwithinthetable/figuremaybereducedbutmustbelegible(9pointminimum).
Thetitleandcaptionfontmustbethesamesizeandstyleasthemanuscript.

Ifatable/figurefitswithinthemarginsofapage,butthetitleandcaptiondonot,a
facingpagemustbeused(reversemargins).Itimmediatelyprecedesthetable/figure
andfacesit(pageisfacedownincomparisontotheotherpages)andisprintedon
onesideonly.Facingpagesarenumberedconsecutivelywithinthetext,asareallpages.

Ifoversizematerialsareincluded,theymustbefoldedtofitina6x8inchpocketthat
willbeattachedtothebackcoverofthebinding.TheTableofContentsmustindicate
thatsuchmaterialisInPocket.

Whenusingfoldoutpages,pleaseconsultwiththeGraduateSchoolforappropriate
foldingtechnique.

3.5.Pagination

TheTitlePageiscountedaspageibutthenumberdoesnotappearonthepage.

ExcludingtheLibraryRightsStatementandAbstract,allotherpagesofthethesisarenumbered
includingdisplay(optional)pages.Thepreliminarypages,startingwiththeThesisAcceptance
Page,aremarkedbylowercaseRomannumerals(ii,iii,iv,v,vietc.).Beginningwiththefirst
pageofthetext,allpagesincludingtheappendices,arenumberedconsecutivelywithArabic
numerals(1,2,3,4etc.).Thefollowingtabledisplaysproperpaginationofallpartsofthethesis
andwhichpagesshouldbelistedontheTableofContents.

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Table3.1PaginationExample

PreliminaryPages

Pageis
Counted

PageNumbers

Numberis
Listedonthe
TypedonPage TableofContents

TitlePage

(i)

ThesisAcceptanceStatement

ii

CopyrightNotice(Optional)

iii

LibraryRightsStatement

(notpaginated)

Abstract

(notpaginated)

Dedication/Preface
(Optional)

lowercaseRoman
numerals

Acknowledgments
(Optional)

lowercaseRoman
numerals

TableofContents

lowercaseRoman
numerals

ListofTables(Ifany)

lowercaseRoman
numerals

ListofFigures(Ifany)

lowercaseRoman
numerals

BodyPages

Pageis
counted

PageNumbers

Numberis
typedonthe
page

Listedonthe
TableofContents
Headings&All

TextofManuscript

Arabicnumerals

Endnotes(Ifany)

Arabicnumerals

Bibliography/References

Arabicnumerals

Appendix(ces)

Arabicnumerals

BiographyoftheAuthor(last
page)

Arabicnumerals

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Subheadings

Pagenumbersappeareitheronthetoprightorbottomcenterofthepage.Page
numbersneednotfallwithintherequiredmarginsofthetext,yettheymustnotappearcloser
thanhalfaninchfromthetopandoneinchfromtheright,orhalfaninchfromthebottomedge
ofthepage.Thelocationandthefontstyleofthepagenumbersmustbeconsistentthroughout
themanuscript;whenusingfoldoutpages,pleaseconsultwiththeGraduateSchool.
3.6.Spacing
Thetextofthethesismustbedoublespaced.Dependingonthestylemanualfollowed,
spacingmayvaryforfootnotes,endnotes,andappendixmaterial.TheBibliographyissingle
spacedwithinthecitationanddoublespacedbetweencitations(seeAppendixA.13)
3.7.Widows/Orphans
Paragraphscomposedof3linesorfewermustbekepttogetheronthesamepage.This
rulealsoappliestoreferenceslistedintheBibliographyandtitlesincludedintheTableof
Contents.Thefirstorlastlinesofaparagraphorablockoftextmustnotappearaloneonthe
bottom(orphans)ortopofapage(widows).StudentsareadvisedtouseWidow/Orphan
controlortheKeepTextTogetherfeatureavailableinmostwordprocessors.
Chapterdivisionsandsubsectionsappearingatthebottomofthepagemustbe
followedbytextmustormovedtothenextpage.
3.8.DocumentingSources
Certaindisciplinesmaypreferaspecificcitationstyle.AstheGraduateSchooldoesnot
prescribeanyparticularmethodfordocumentingsources,itisadvisedthatstudentsfollow
consistentlytheguidelinesofthestylemanualrecommendedbytheirdepartment.Style
manualsarealsoavailableattheFoglerLibrary.

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Ifthethesisiscreatedfromaseriesofarticles,thesemustbecombinedunderauniform
stylefordocumentingsources.Themanuscriptmustalsoincludeasingle,comprehensive
Bibliography.
3.8.1.FormatsforIntextandBibliographyCitation
Allsourcesmentionedorusedinthemanuscriptshouldbedocumentedfully.Thisis
achievedbyincludingreferencesinthetext,andthenprovidingfullinformationofthesourcein
theBibliography.
Table3.2.CitationResources

IntextCitation

Bibliography

acombinationofsignal
phrasesandparenthetical
references

calledWorksCited

MLA

analphabeticallistofallsourcescitedinthe
text

AccordingtoSmith(45)...

APA

parentheticalreferences
(authordate)
(Smith,1996)

Chicago

CBE

footnotes/endnoteswith
completepublication
information
anumbersystem:sourcesare
givenanumberinthetext
7

Smith confirmsthat...

calledReferences
analphabeticallistofallsourcescitedinthe
text
calledBibliography
analphabeticallistofalltheworkscitedor
consulted
calledReferencesorCitedReferences
alistofsourcesnumberedandarrangedinthe
orderinwhichtheywerecitedinthetext

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3.8.2.CitingInternetSources
Internetsourcessuchaswebsites,referenceworks,ebooks,epoems,government
documents,newsarticles,newsgroups,etc.,shouldbefullydocumented.TheFoglerlibrary
maintainsavirtualreferencedeskthatprovideslinkstostyleguidesandinformationabout
citingelectronicresources.Theserviceisavailableonthelibraryswebpage:
http://www.library.umaine.edu/virtualref/citations.htm.
Table3.3.OnlineCitationResources

Style

Additionalresourcesforcitingonlinesources
<http://www.mla.org>

MLA:Englishand
otherhumanities

YoucanalsofollowtheColumbiaOnlineStyledevelopedbyJaniceWalkerfor
theAllianceforComputersandWriting
<http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/mla.html>.
<http://www.uvm.edu/~ncrane/estyles/apa.html>

APA:Thesocial
sciences

Chicago:History

TheChicagoManualofStyledoesnotincludeguidelinesfordocumentingon
linesources.TheUniversityofChicagoPressrecommendsfollowingthe
systemdevelopedbyAndrewHarnackandEugeneKleppingerinOnline!A
ReferenceGuidetoUsingInternetSources,1998ed.(NewYork:St.Martin=s,
1998).
YoucanalsoseeDianaHacker=sResearchandDocumentationintheElectronic
Age,availableonlineat<http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/hacker/resdoc>

CBE:Biologyand
othersciences

ForaquickoverviewofCBE=sguidelinesforcitingInternetsources,see
<http://library.morningside.edu/scistyle.htm>
SeeDianaHacker=sResearchandDocumentationintheElectronicAge,
availableonlineat<http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/hacker/resdoc>

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3.8.3.FootnotesandEndnotes
AllsourcesmentionedinthenotesshouldbefullydocumentedintheBibliography.
EndnotesCANNOTREPLACEABIBLIOGRAPHY.

Footnotesappearatthebottomofthepageorattheendofachapter;endnotesappear
onaseparatepageattheendofthetextbeforetheBibliography.Thenotesarenumbered
consecutivelythroughoutthetextbyaraisedArabicnumeral(e.g.12)whichcorrespondstothe
numberofthenoteatthebottomofthepageorattheendofthetext.
ThefontsizeofthefootnotesandendnotesmustNOTbesmallerthan10pointsto
allowforpropermicrofilming.Apartfromthat,thecontentandlayoutofthenotesdependson
thestylemanualthatisbeingfollowed.
3.9.TwoVolumeThesis
Ifathesisis500ormorepages,orover21/2"thick,inclusiveofallmaterial,itmustbe
boundintwovolumes.Thebreakbetweenthetwovolumesmustbeattheendofachapter.
Thevolumesshouldbeapproximatelyequalinsize.EACHVOLUMECONTAINSATITLEPAGE
ANDATABLEOFCONTENTS.
Thetitlepageforeachvolumespecifiesthevolumeandchaptersincludedinthat
volume.TheTableofContentsforVolumeIliststhematerialcontainedintheentirethesis
(bothvolumes).ThepaginationiscontinuousfromVolumeItoVolumeII.TheTitlePageand
TableofContentspagesinVolumeIIareassignedArabicnumerals.
3.10.ThesisCompiledfromTwoorMoreArticles
Amanuscriptthatiscompiledfromtwoormorearticlespreviouslywrittenbythe
studentforpublicationorpresentationmustbereformattedtoconformtotheGraduate

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SchoolsThesisGuidelines.Suchathesisshouldhaveonecomprehensiveabstractandone
comprehensiveBibliography.Theseparatearticlesshouldbereorganizedaschaptersandlisted
inanoverallTableofContents.

Theindividualabstractsofthearticles,ifincluded,arelistedintheTableofContentsas

chaptersubsectionstitledchapterabstractorchaptersummary.TheListofTables/Figures
shouldcoveralltables/figuresinthemanuscript.Thetables/figuresshouldbetitledand
numberedcontinuouslyandinauniformstyle.Thefontstyleandthetextorganizationstyleof
thecombinedmanuscriptshouldbeconsistentthroughout.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.(1993).Publicationmanual(3rded.).WashingtonDC:

Author.
AssociationforSupportofGraduateStudents.(1999).ASGSservicesandsourcesofinformation

andsupportforgraduatestudents[Online].Available:http://www.asgs.org(1999,June

30).
Bell&HowellInformationandLearning.(1999).Dissertationservices[Online].Available:

http://wwwbellhowell.infolearning.com/hp/Support/DServices(1999,July27).
CouncilofGraduateSchools.(1991).Apolicystatement:Theroleandnatureofthedoctoral

dissertation.WashingtonDC:KayHancock.
Crews,K.D.(1992).Copyrightlawandthedoctoraldissertation:Guidelinestoyourlegalrights

&responsibilities.AnnArbor,MI:UMI/Bell&Howell.
Gibaldi,J.(1995).MLAhandbookforwritersofresearchpapers(4thed.).NewYork:MLA.
Hacker,D.(1999).Researchanddocumentationintheelectronicage(2nded.).Boston:

Bedford/St.Martins.
Lfgren,K.(2008).Word2007:Pagenumbersstartingfromaspecificpage.

Available:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGzz2ZmLrFw.

Miller,J.I.,&Taylor,B.J.(1987).Thethesiswritershandbook.McMinnville,OR:Alcove.

TennesseeTechnologicalUniversity.(1998).Guidetothepreparationofthesesanddissertations

[Online].S.Kendrick(Ed.).Available:http://www.tntech.edu/www/acad/grad/thesis/

(1999,June28).

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APPENDIXA:SAMPLEPAGES

ThisguideofAppendixAcontainssamplesofrequiredelementsofthethesis.Studentsare
advisedtoreadtheintroductionsonthedisplaypagesforinformationoncreatingthesepages
andtorefertothesamplesforproperformat.

SampleofaDissertationTitlePage31

SampleofaMastersThesisTitlePage32

SampleofaThesisAcceptanceStatementPage....33

SampleofaLibraryRightsStatement..34

AbstractDisplayPage..35
o

SampleofanAbstract36

TableofContentsDisplayPage....38
o

SampleofaTableofContentsusingtheHeadingsSystem39

SampleofaTableofContentsusingtheDecimalSystem..41

ListofTables/FiguresDisplayPage....43
o

SampleofaListofTables.........................................................44

SampleofaListofFigures.45

OrganizingtheTextoftheManuscriptbytheHeadingsandDecimalSystems
DisplayPage.46
o

SampleoftheTextoftheManuscriptusingtheHeadingsSystem.....................47

SampleoftheTextoftheManuscriptusingtheleftjustifiedDecimal
System49

SampleoftheTextoftheManuscriptusingtheindentedDecimalSystem.50

SampleoftheBibliography....51

SampleofaBiographyoftheAuthor......52
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DOCTORALDISSERTATIONSTITLECENTERED,BOLD
ANDINANINVERTEDPYRAMIDFORMAT
By
JohnDoe
B.A.SomenameCollege,2001
M.A.UniversityofSomeplace,2004

ATHESIS
SubmittedinPartialFulfillmentofthe
RequirementsfortheDegreeof
DoctorofPhilosophy
(inChemicalEngineering)

TheGraduateSchool
TheUniversityofMaine
May2013

AdvisoryCommittee:

MarilynMonroe,ProfessorofChemicalEngineering,Advisor

CinderellaGlassSlipper,ProfessorofChemicalEngineering

MerlinWizard,AssociateProfessorofChemicalEngineering

RobinHood,AssistantProfessorofWoodScienceandTechnology

AliceWonderland,AssociateProfessorofStatistics

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MASTERSTHESISTITLECENTEREDANDIN
ANINVERTEDPYRAMIDFORMAT
By
JaneDoe
B.S.UniversityofSomeplace,1997

ATHESIS
SubmittedinPartialFulfillmentofthe
RequirementsfortheDegreeof
MasterofScience
(inFoodScienceandHumanNutrition)

TheGraduateSchool
TheUniversityofMaine
May2013

AdvisoryCommittee:

TomA.Jerry,ProfessorofFoodScienceandHumanNutrition,Advisor

ElmerFudd,AssociateProfessorofFoodScienceandHumanNutrition

BugsBunny,AssistantProfessorofHumanDevelopment

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THESISACCEPTANCESTATEMENT

OnbehalfoftheGraduateCommitteefor<studentname>Iaffirmthatthismanuscript
isthefinalandaccepted<thesis/dissertation/project>.Signaturesofallcommitteemembers
areonfilewiththeGraduateSchoolattheUniversityofMaine,42StodderHall,Orono,Maine.

Dr.First&LastName,Academic/OfficialTitle

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<Date>

LIBRARYRIGHTSSTATEMENT

Inpresentingthisthesisinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforanadvanced
degreeatTheUniversityofMaine,IagreethattheLibraryshallmakeitfreelyavailablefor
inspection.Ifurtheragreethatpermissionfor"fairuse"copyingofthisthesisforscholarly
purposesmaybegrantedbytheLibrarian.Itisunderstoodthatanycopyingorpublicationof
thisthesisforfinancialgainshallnotbeallowedwithoutmywrittenpermission.

Signature:

Date:

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ABSTRACTDISPLAYPAGE

ThelayoutoftheAbstractpageisthesamefordoctoraldissertationsasitisforMasters

theses.Theattachedsamplecontainstipsforwritingacademicabstracts.

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TITLEOFTHETHESIS/DISSERTATIONCENTERED,BOLD
ANDINANINVERTEDPYRAMIDFORMAT
ByJohnDoe
ThesisAdvisor:Dr.BugsBunny

AnAbstractoftheThesisPresented
inPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementsforthe
DegreeofMasterofArts
(inCommunication)
August2010

Theabstractshouldbeacondensationofthesubstanceofthestudentswork,andnot
anintroductionnoratextversionoftheTableofContents.Withinthespacelimitof350words
(doctoraldissertations)or500words(Masterstheses),thewritershouldconveytothereader
conciselyandaccuratelythesignificanceofthework,theboundariesofspaceandtimethatit
encompasses,themethodofinquiry,aswellastheclaimtogenerality(ifany)madeinthe
research.Theabstractshouldbewellbalancedtoreflectnotonlytheeyecatchingororiginal
elementsofthethesis/dissertation,buttheoverallspiritandstructureofthework.Thisbalance
isachievediftheabstractandthemanuscriptmakesensewithoutoneanother.
Dependingonthetypeofresearchformatthatthethesis/dissertationhasfollowed,the
abstractmayincludeinformationaboutsomeorallofthefollowingelements:purpose,scope,
method,results,recommendations,andconclusions.Itshouldbecomeclearfromtheabstract
whatthemainideaoftheresearchprojectiswhatisthecentralquestionthattheauthoris
tryingtoanswer,whythisquestionisimportant,whathasbeendiscovered,whythisdiscovery
issignificant,andwhocouldbenefitfromthefindings.Summarizingthescopeoftheresearch
shouldprovidethereaderwithanideaabouttheauthorsfocusintheworkandthemotifs

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behindthatfocus.Abriefdescriptionofthemethodshouldexplainwhatkindsofevidencehave
beenprovidedandhowtheauthorhasattemptedtoprovetheirvalidity.Asuccinctanalysisof
theresultsoftheresearchshouldrevealtheconsequencesofthediscoveriesthathavebeen
made,sothattherecommendationsorsolutionsofferedbytheauthoraregivenarelevant
context.Thesummaryoftheconclusionsoftheresearchmayspecifywhethertheauthorclaims
anycauseandeffectrelationshipsand/orwhethertheproblemorcentralissueoftheproject
hasbeenresolved.Aneffectiveabstractuseswelldeveloped,coherent,conciseandunified
paragraphswiththeelementsoftheresearchbeingdiscussedinlogicalorder.Doublecaution
mustbeusedtomakesurethattherearenospellingorgrammarmistakes.Anabstractshould
notaddanynewinformationbutshouldsimplysummarizethemanuscript.Agoodabstractwill
alsobeintelligibletoawideaudience.
Abstractsarerecycledinelectronicandabstractsjournals,andtheyareanefficientway
forscholarstokeepupwiththeongoingresearchintheirfields.Therefore,themoreclearlythe
abstractportraysthesubstanceoftheresearchproject,thebetterchancethereisthatthe
authorscontributiontothefieldwillbeacknowledged.

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TABLESOFCONTENTSDISPLAYPAGE
ThefirstsampleinthisappendixshowsaTableofContentsforathesis/dissertationwith
fourlevelsofheadingsandsubheadings.ThesecondsampleTableofContentsreflectsa
manuscriptorganizedwiththedecimalsystemofheadings.
TheTableofContentspage(s)arepaginatedbylowercaseRomannumerals.These
shouldappearinthesamelocationasthepagenumbersintherestofthemanuscript(i.e.ifthe
pagenumbersinthetextappearinthetoprightcornerofthepage,soshouldthepage
numbersofthepreliminarypages,includingtheTableofContents).Hence,thesamplepages
attachedherewouldhavebelongedtoamanuscriptpaginatedinthetoprightcornerofthe
page.

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.....................................................................................................................iii
LISTOFTABLES................................................................................................................................vi

LISTOFFIGURES.............................................................................................................................vii

LISTOFEQUATIONS.viii

LISTOFABBREVIATIONS..ix

CHAPTERONE:TITLE.......................................................................................................................1

FirstLevelHeading................................................................................................................3

SecondLevelHeading...............................................................................................8

ThirdLevelHeading........................................................................................10

FourthLevelHeading.............................................................................10

FourthLevelHeading.............................................................................10

ThirdLevelHeading........................................................................................12

SecondLevelHeading..............................................................................................13

FirstLevelHeading.Ifthetitleofthissectiondoesnotfitononeline,itshouldbe
splitintotwoormorelinessothatatleastfiveleaderdots(.....)areleftbetween
thetextandthepagenumber............................................................................................21
SecondLevelHeading..............................................................................................29

CHAPTERTWO:TITLE...................................................................................................................70

FirstLevelHeading...............................................................................................................70

FirstLevelHeading...............................................................................................................86

SecondLevelHeading..............................................................................................87

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REFERENCES..................................................................................................................................90

APPENDICES...................................................................................................................................94

AppendixA.Title.................................................................................................................95

AppendixB.Title...............................................................................................................101

AppendixC.Title........................................................................................................POCKET

BIOGRAPHYOFTHEAUTHOR......................................................................................................123

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

DEDICATION.iii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.....................................................................................................................iv
LISTOFTABLES...............................................................................................................................vii
LISTOFFIGURES............................................................................................................................viii

Chapter
1.CHAPTERHEADING...................................................................................................................1
1.1.FirstLevelHeading.........................................................................................................1
1.1.1.SecondLevelHeading.Ifthetitleofaheadingistoolongtofitonone
line,itshouldbesplitintotwoormorelinessothatatleast5leader
dots(.....)areLeftbetweenthetextandthepagenumber......2
1.1.1.1.ThirdLevelHeading.............................................................................5
1.1.1.2.ThirdLevelHeading.............................................................................5
1.1.2.SecondLevelHeading......................................................................................6
1.2.FirstLevelHeading.........................................................................................................7
1.2.1.SecondLevelHeading....................................................................................12
1.2.2.SecondLevelHeading....................................................................................39

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2.CHAPTERHEADING.................................................................................................................46
2.1.FirstLevelHeading.......................................................................................................53
2.2.FirstLevelHeading.......................................................................................................59
BIBLIOGRAPHY...............................................................................................................................80
APPENDIX.Title..............................................................................................................................72
BIOGRAPHYOFTHEAUTHOR........................................................................................................86

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LISTOFTABLES/FIGURESDISPLAYPAGE

TheListofTablesandtheListofFiguresshouldincludethenumbers,titlesandpage
numbersoftheTablesandFiguresthatappearinthetextandappendix(ces).Thefirstsample
listinthisappendixillustratestableswhichhavebeennumberedaccordingtothechaptersin
whichtheyappearaswellastableswhichhavebeenincludedasappendixmaterial.Thesecond
samplelistshowsfigureswhichhavebeennumberedconsecutivelythroughoutthemanuscript.
Thislistalsoincludesfiguresfromtheappendix.Ifamanuscriptincludesbothtablesandfigures,
eachgroupshouldbeorganizedbythesamesystem:eitheraccordingtothechapterwherethey
appear,orcontinuouslythroughoutthemanuscript.
ThepagenumbersontheListofTables/Figuresshouldappearinthesameplaceasin
therestofthemanuscript.ThesamplelistsshowninthisAppendixwouldhavebelongedtoa
manuscriptpaginatedinthetoprightcornerofthepage.Asallpreliminarypages,aListof
Tables/FiguresispaginatedbylowercaseRomannumerals.

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LISTOFTABLES

Table3.1.

TitleoftheonlytableinChapter3...........................................................................17

Table4.1.

TitleofthefirsttableinChapter4...........................................................................25

Table4.2.

TitleofthesecondtableinChapter4......................................................................37

Table5.1.

TitleofthefirsttableinChapter5...........................................................................55

Table5.2.

Titleofthesecondtableinchapter5.Titleswhicharetoolongtofitonone

linewithoutinterferingwiththecolumnofpagenumbersontherightshould

besplitintotwoormorelinessothatatleast5leaderdots(.....)areleft

betweenthetextofthetitleandthepagenumber................................................62

TableA.1. TitleoftheonlytableinAppendixA.......................................................................82
TableC.1.

TitleofthefirsttableinAppendixC.........................................................................89

TableC.2.

TitleofthesecondtableinAppendixC..................................................................90

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LISTOFFIGURES

Figure1.

TitleoftheFirstFigureintheThesis4

Figure2.

TitleoftheSecondFigureintheThesis.7

Figure3.

TitleoftheThirdFigureintheThesis16

Figure4.

TitleoftheFourthFigureintheThesis23

Figure5.

TitleoftheFifthFigureintheThesis.32

Figure6.

TitleoftheSixthFigureintheThesis33

Figure7.

TitleoftheFirstFigureintheAppendix.71

Figure8.

TitleoftheSecondFigureintheAppendix..72

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ORGANIZINGTHETEXTOFTHEMANUSCRIPTBYTHE
HEADINGSANDDECIMALSYSTEMSDISPLAYPAGE

Thefollowingsamplesillustratewaysforarrangingthetextofthemanuscript.Thefirst

sampleshowstextorganizedbytheheadingssysteminwhichsectionsandsubsectionsare
distinguishedbythestyleoftheirheadings.Ifusingthissystem,studentsshouldbecarefulto
remainconsistentinallchapters.ThelevelsofsubheadingsshouldbereflectedintheTableof
Contents.

Thesecondsampleisorganizedbythedecimalsystem.Inthisarrangement,

subdivisionsaregroupedbynumber.Studentsmaychoosetoindenttheheadingsofthe
subsectionasshowninthesamplehere,ortheymayplaceallheadingsandsubheadingstothe
farleft.

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CHAPTER1
CHAPTERTITLE

Achapterstartsonanewpage.Thechapterheadingmaybefollowedbysome

introductorytextasshownhere.Or,thefirstchaptersubdivisionmayappearrightaway,as
showninthenextsample.Thecurrentsampleshowstextorganizedwithfourlevelsof
subdivision.Thestyleoftheheadingsmayvaryfromthoseshownhere,yeteveryeffortshould
bemadetohavetheorganizationalschemeclearataglance.Italicscannotbeusedforheadings
orsubheadings.Boldstyles,underlining,and/ordifferentlevelsofindentationcanbeused.
FirstLevelHeading

Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext

texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.
SecondLevelHeading
Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttext.
ThirdLevelHeading.Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.

FourthLevelHeading.Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext

texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.

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FourthLevelHeading.Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttextext

texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttextt
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.
ThirdLevelHeading.Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.
SecondLevelHeading
Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.
FirstLevelHeading
Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.
SecondLevelHeading
Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttetexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttextxt
texttext.

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CHAPTER1
CHAPTERTITLE
1.1.FirstLevelHeading
Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.
1.1.1.SecondLevelHeading
Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.
1.1.1.1.ThirdLevelHeading.Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.
1.1.1.2.ThirdLevelHeading.Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.
1.1.2.SecondLevelHeading
Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.
1.2.FirstLevelHeading
Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.

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CHAPTER1
CHAPTERTITLE
1.1.FirstLevelHeading
Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.

1.1.1.SecondLevelHeading

Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.

1.1.1.1.ThirdLevelHeading.Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext

texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.

1.1.1.2.ThirdLevelHeading.Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext

texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.

1.1.2.SecondLevelHeading

Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.
1.2.FirstLevelHeading
Texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext
texttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttexttext.

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AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.(1993).Publicationmanual(3rded.).WashingtonDC:

Author.

AssociationforSupportofGraduateStudents.(1999).ASGSservicesandsourcesofinformation

andsupportforgraduatestudents[Online].Available:http://www.asgs.org(1999,June

30).

Bell&HowellInformationandLearning.(1999).Dissertationservices[Online].Available:

http://wwwbellhowell.infolearning.com/hp/Support/DServices(1999,July27).

CouncilofGraduateSchools.(1991).Apolicystatement:Theroleandnatureofthedoctoral

dissertation.WashingtonDC:KayHancock.

Crews,K.D.(1992).Copyrightlawandthedoctoraldissertation:Guidelinestoyourlegalrights

&responsibilities.AnnArbor,MI:UMI/Bell&Howell.

Gibaldi,J.(1995).MLAhandbookforwritersofresearchpapers(4thed.).NewYork:MLA.

Hacker,D.(1999).Researchanddocumentationintheelectronicage(2nded.).Boston:

Bedford/St.Martins.

Miller,J.I.,&Taylor,B.J.(1987).Thethesiswritershandbook.McMinnville,OR:Alcove.

TennesseeTechnologicalUniversity.(1998).Guidetothepreparationofthesesanddissertations

[Online].S.Kendrick(Ed.).Available:http://www.tntech.edu/www/acad/grad/thesis/

(1999,June28).

UniversityofDelaware.(1998).Thesisanddissertationmanual.[Online].Available:

http://www.udel.edu/provost/thesismanual/htmlformat/(1999,July27).

Wagenen,R.K.V.(1991).Writingathesis:Substanceandstyle.EnglewoodCliffs,NJ:Prentice

Hall.

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BIOGRAPHYOFTHEAUTHOR

JaneDoewasborninBradley,MaineonJune14,1973.ShewasraisedinMilford,Maine

andgraduatedfromOldTownHighSchoolin1990.SheattendedtheUniversityofNotreDame
andgraduatedin1994withaBachelorsdegreeinMathematics.ShereturnedtoMaineand
enteredtheCivilEngineeringgraduateprogramatTheUniversityofMaineinthefallof1995.
Afterreceivingherdegree,JanewillbejoiningB&BCo.,aninternationalinfrastructure
developer,tobeginhercareerinthefieldofbridgeconstruction.Janeisacandidateforthe
MasterofSciencedegreeinCivilEngineeringfromTheUniversityofMaineinDecember,2010.

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APPENDIXB:FACINGPAGESAMPLE

Afacingpagecanbeusedtoincludethetitleand/orcaptionofanoversized

table/figure.Theleftandrightmarginsarereversed,i.e.theleftmarginonthispageis1"and
therightmarginis1.5"toallowforproperbinding.Ifthewholemanuscriptispaginatedinthe
bottomcenterofthepage,soisthefacingpage.Ifthewholemanuscriptispaginatedinthe
upperrightcornerofthepage,thepagenumberofthefacingpageshouldappearintheupper
leftcorner.

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FigureB.1.GraduateSchoolLobbyEntrance.Thisfigureshowsthelobby(main)entranceofthe
GraduateSchool.IthasacanopydomethatdisplaystheFlagshipLogoandTHEGRADUATE
SCHOOL.PleasenotethatthetitleofthisfigureisGraduateSchoolLobbyEntranceandit
aloneappearsontheListofFigures.Therestofthefigurelegendisadditionalinformationbut
isnotincludedontheListofFigures.

leftmargin1"

rightmargin1.5"

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APPENDIXC:PROGRAMANDFORMATCHECKLISTS

ProgramRequirements:
Hasthestudentcheckedthefollowingdeadlines?
o

DeadlineforfilingtheApplicationforDegreeform(OfficeofStudentRecords);

Duedateforsubmittingthetentativecopyofthethesis/dissertationtothe
GraduateSchoolThesis/DissertationConsultant;

Finaldatefororaldefense;

DeadlineforsubmittingthefinalcopyofthemanuscripttobecheckedbytheThesis
Consultants;

DatesetforCommencement/Graduation.

HasallCOURSEWORKbeencompleted?
HastheRESIDENCYREQUIREMENTbeensatisfied?
HasthestudentpassedthePreliminaryorComprehensiveEXAMINATIONS?
HastheNOTICEOFORALEXAMINATIONFORMbeensubmittedtotheGraduateSchool
toscheduletheORALDEFENSEatleast2weekspriortothedefense?
HastheTENTATIVECOPYofthethesisbeensubmittedtotheGraduateSchoolThesis
Consultants5businessdaysormorepriortotheoraldefenseaccompaniedbyasigned
TENTATIVETHESISACCEPTANCEFORM?
HasthestudentcheckedwiththeGraduateSchoolThesisConsultantaftertheoral
defensefornecessaryformatcorrectionsandpickedupthetentativecopyofthe
manuscript?
Ifthestudenthaspassedtheoraldefensesuccessfully,hastheFINALCOPYofthethesis
beensubmittedtotheGraduateSchoolalongwithasignedFINALTHESISACCEPTANCE
FORM?
Doctoralcandidatesonly:HastheCOMPLETIONOFREQUIREMENTSFORMbeen
submittedbytheGraduateCoordinator?
Doctoralcandidatesonly:HasthestudentsignedthePQILFORMformicrofilmingand
theSURVEYOFEARNEDDOCTORATESFORMandsubmittedthemtotheGraduate
Schoolalongwiththeappropriatemicrofilmingfee?ChecksaremadepayabletoThe
UniversityofMaine?
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Format:
IstheTITLEPAGEinduplicate?Doesthewordingappearexactlyasinthesamples
provided?
DoestheTITLEofthemanuscriptappearthesame,wordforword,ontheTitlepage,the
AbstractandthePQILform?IstheSTYLEoftheHEADINGSofallpartsofthemanuscript
thesame?
IstheTHESISACCEPTANCESTATEMENTpageincluded,signedanddated?
IstheORIGINALLIBRARYSTATEMENTsignedbyhandanddated?
DoestheABSTRACTmeettherequirementsforlength(500wordsforMastersand350
wordsfordoctoralmanuscripts)?Isitinduplicate(Masters)ortriplicate(doctoral)?
IsthePAGINATIONofthepreliminarypagesinlowercaseRomannumerals,andthatof
thetextinArabicnumerals?HavethepagesoftheAbstractandtheLibraryRights
Statementbeenpaginatedbymistake?AretheBibliographyandtheAppendices
includedinthecontinuouspaginationofthetextasrequired?
DotheMARGINSonallpagesmeettherequiredsizes:11/2"ontheleft,1"ontheright,
topandbottom?
AretheTABLESandFIGURESnumbered,titledandcaptionedconsistentlythroughout
themanuscript?Aretheydisplayedinthetextastheyarementionedandnotleft
behindattheendofthetext?Aretheappendixtablesandfiguresnumberedseparately
andlistedintheListofTables/Figures?
DoestheTABLEOFCONTENTSdisplaytheheadingsandsubheadingsandtheir
respectivepagenumbersexactlyastheyappearinthetext?Doesitreflectfullyand
accuratelytheorganizationofthetext?Arethereatleast5leaderdotsleftbetweenthe
headingsandthepagenumbers?
AretheAPPENDICEStitledandlistedintheTableofContents?
DoestheBIBLIOGRAPHYincludeallsourcesusedinthemanuscript?Aretheentries
listedinauniformstyle?
IsthePRINTQUALITYofthewholemanuscriptletterquality,withcrisp,darklines?
IsthePAPERofthefinalcopyplain,white,andwith25%cottoncontent?
Isthetextonallparagraphskepttogethersothatnosinglelines(widowsororphans)
areleftaloneatthetoporbottomofthepage?

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