Carefully review the requirements of Penn State University, as well as the copyright restrictions on any images before digitally publishing your dissertation.
Penn State University Graduate School, Thesis and Dissertation Information
Penn State University Libraries / Library Guides / Copyright and Your Thesis or Dissertation
This guide answers common copyright questions related to theses and dissertations, including reusing your own and others’ content. Written by Ana Enriquez, Scholarly Copyright Officer and Head, Office of Scholarly Communications and Copyright: aee32@psu.edu
A Graduate Student’s Guide to Copyright: Open Access, Fair Use, and Permissions, by Jessie Mannisto, 2011
Copyright and Your Dissertation or Thesis: Ownership, Fair Use, and Your Rights and Responsibilities
This PDF guide was prepared by Kenneth Crews with the support of ProQuest. It is “principally intended to help readers learn and understand the copyright issues relevant to doctoral dissertations.”
ProQuest Guide: Copyright and Your Dissertation or Thesis
This short PDF guide from ProQuest contains excerpts from Kenneth Crews’s “Copyright and Your Dissertation of Thesis.” It also includes a sample permission letter.