The Graduate School requires that each student submit three (3) copies of his/her thesis for binding at Randall Library. Each copy must be on white, 8.5 x 11", 20 or 24 lb. 100% cotton bond paper, and each copy must contain a title page bearing the original signatures of all members of the thesis committee. These copies must be delivered to the Technical Services Department of Randall Library. Please include copies of supplementary materials, i.e. slides, photographs, CD's, disks, videos, etc. All copies must be in correct page order. Library and bindery staff members do NOT check page order. The Library will pay binding costs for these three copies.

After binding, one copy will be cataloged for the University Archives and another copy will be cataloged for the library's circulating General Collection. The third copy will be sent to the appropriate academic school or department.

Students and faculty may want additional copies bound for personal use. State contracts for library binding prohibit the binding of personal materials, but students and faculty may contact a professional bindery to arrange for binding personal copies. The following binderies are currently on the state binding contract, and although personal copies do not qualify for state contract rates, students and faculty may negotiate for a higher quality binding for their personal copies.

The HF Group
6204 Corporate Park Drive
Browns Summit, NC 27214-9745
800-444-7534
http://www.thehfgroup.com/

Bridgeport National Bindery
PO Box 289
Agawam, MA 01001-0289
800-223-5083
http://www.bnbindery.com.

Other bindery websites may be viewed at:
http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/acqweb/pubr/bind.html

For more information, please contact Sue Cody
Last Update: January 10, 2008