Pursuant to Section 15 of the Framework Doctoral Regulations(Opens in a new tab) of the Doctoral School for Applied Research in North Rhine-Westphalia (Doctoral School NRW), there is an obligation to “make the dissertation, in the version approved by the doctoral committee, available to the academic community in an appropriate manner.” This includes submitting a specified number of copies to the library of the member institution. There are three different options for doing so:
- Submission of two printed and bound copies, as well as an additional upload as an electronic publication to PubliDo, the academic repository of Fachhochschule Dortmund (see below). In consultation with the Bibliothek⁺, the printed copies may be waived. If you are interested in this option, please inform the Bibliothek⁺ team in advance. Please note that two printed copies must still be submitted directly to the Doctoral School NRW!
- Submission of three copies if the dissertation is published in an academic journal with a verified minimum print run of 100 copies.
- Submit three copies if the dissertation is distributed by a commercial publisher through bookstores. This requires proof of a minimum print run of 100 copies or a contractual assurance from the publisher that the book will be available in bookstores for a period of at least four years.
The Library⁺ issues doctoral candidates a certificate confirming the deposit of the dissertation. In addition, it adds at least one of the copies to its collection and forwards the electronic legal deposit copies, in accordance with Section 56(6) of the Cultural Code of North Rhine-Westphalia (KulturGB NRW)(Opens in a new tab) , to the German National Library as well as to the University and State Library of Münster as the responsible state library. For further information, please refer to the “Information Sheet on the Publication of the Dissertation”(Opens in a new tab) from the Doctoral School NRW.
Delivery of printed copies
Printed copies can be handed in at the library at the Emil-Figge-Str. 44 location. An appointment must be made in advance. Please contact us by e-mail at bib@fh-dortmund.de to arrange an appointment and make further arrangements bibfh-dortmundde
Submission of the electronic publication
To submit the electronic version of your dissertation, please use our university publication server PubliDo. This is very simple: you only need to enter a few metadata, upload the dissertation as a PDF and sign the publication contract. Your publication will then be activated by the library⁺. Further information and instructions for publication can be found here(Opens in a new tab) . If you have any questions, we will be happy to help you. In this case, simply contact us by e-mail at bibfh-dortmundde
Further information on the doctorate
The library⁺ is only responsible for accepting dissertations from the PK NRW. For all other questions concerning your doctorate, please contact the colleagues from the Graduate Center at Fachhochschule Dortmund(Opens in a new tab) .