Student Services

Contents

Course Reserves and E-Reserves
Access to Online Databases
Interlibrary Loan
Privileges at Other Libraries
Graduate Theses
     Registrar’s Deadlines
     Library Requirements
     Type of Paper
     Margins
     Page Numbers
     Page Assembly
     Multi-Media
     Support
     Bibliographic Style
     Theses Title and Signature Page Samples

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Course Reserves and E-Reserves

Items placed on reserve by instructors are available at the Brooklyn and Manhattan circulation desks, or are available online through the Libraries' catalog, PrattCat.  For information on accessing these items, see our Course Reserves page.

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Access to Online Databases

Access Databases via the Pratt Libraries Website. Simply click on the link to a database to enter it. You will automatically be prompted for your Pratt OneKey username and password when you click on any of the database links from off campus.

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Interlibrary Loan

Need books, articles, or other materials that our library lacks? Just submit an interlibrary loan request for what you need, and we will obtain the material from another library for you. See our Interlibrary Loan page for more information.

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Privileges at Other Libraries

The Pratt Insittute Libraries belong to consortia that allow members of the Pratt Community access and in some cases, borrowing privileges at other libraries in the New York City area. See Using Other Libraries for more information.

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Graduate Theses

The Brooklyn Campus Library acts as a depository of theses, the final academic project required for graduation from most of Pratt's graduate programs. Please see the complete Libraries Thesis Guide for details.

 

Registrar’s Deadlines

• September 15 for October graduates (Summer semester)
• January 15 for February graduates (Fall semester)
• May 15 for May graduates (Spring semester)
• Students must submit his/her own thesis in person, unless it is submitted by a representative from the academic department.

Note: Do not use the dates above on the thesis title page. The date that appears on the thesis title page is the month and year of graduation, not  the date of completion or the deadline.

For the Pratt Libraries to accept a thesis submittal after the deadline date, a Late Thesis Submittal Permission form must be submitted to the Library. You can pick up a blank form at the Library Reference desk. Your department chair’s signature is required on the form granting you permission to submit your thesis late.

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Library Requirements

• Theses must be printed on 8 ½” x 11” watermarked, acid-free, minimum 20-lb. weight white paper for preservation purposes.
• Appended images may be printed on the paper of your choice and must adhere to the required margins.
• The title and signature pages follow a standard format (see sample signatures pages below).
• The Library’s copy must have original signatures from all required parties (including your advisor and/or department chair).
• All visuals and supplementary information must be submitted with the thesis and presented as specified below.
• A binding fee of $100 is paid upon submission.
  
  • You will be given a slip to take to the Bursar, where you pay the fee.
  • This pays for two copies, one of which you get to keep.

Any manuscript that does not meet these standards will be returned for correction.

Library copy:

* Please submit one complete, signed copy to the Library unbound (boxed or in an envelope).
* The library uses an outside vendor for standardized binding.
* The $100 binding fee provides one copy for the Library’s collection, plus a personal bound copy of your thesis to keep.
 

Personal copy:

* The binding of the personal copy is optional but included in the $100 fee.
* If you choose to have a second copy bound, you need to submit a second copy of your thesis and complete a mailing address form at the reference des

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Type of Paper

• Watermarked, acid-free, minimum 20-lb. weight
• White color
• 8 ½ x 11” paper
• Ordinary paper, such as that used in the computer labs, is unacceptable because it deteriorates quickly.
• Appended images may be printed on the paper of your choice and must adhere to the required margins.

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Margins

• At least 1.25" on binding side
• At least 1" on all other sides

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Page Numbers

Page numbers should be placed in either the top right or bottom right corners. Page numbers need not fit within the margins.

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Page Assembly

• Title page (*REQUIRED)
• Signatures page (*REQUIRED)
• Acknowledgements
• Table of contents
• List of illustrations
• Text of the thesis (*REQUIRED)
• Bibliography
• Appendices
• List of works exhibited
• Multimedia (slides, CD-ROM, VHS, etc.)

* REQUIRED elements are required for library submittal. However, your department may require more. Check with your thesis advisor for details about what to include in your thesis.

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Multi-Media

• On submission of the completed thesis, you should:
• Label videotapes, CD-ROM discs and cases, etc. with your name, platform and software applications.
• Submit CD-ROMS/DVDs in a plastic jewel case.
• Number slides individually and label each one with your first initial and family name.
• Submit videotapes in an archival quality box or sleeve.
• Place slides in a soft Mylar slide sheet of archival quality, leaving the first column and top row empty (see diagram below).
  
• Provide an exhibition checklist and title it "List of Works Exhibited" that corresponds to the image numbers and identifying information.

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Support

The primary source of guidance in terms of content, organization, documentation and format is your thesis advisor. Members of the library faculty are also here to help you. We can advise you on research strategies, techniques and sources. We will help you locate materials and arrange access to them. For assistance please ask at the Reference Desk or contact a librarian directly.

For general assistance:

Contact the Library reference desk by phone at (718) 636-3704, or by email at libref@pratt.edu. You can also drop by in person at the Brooklyn campus library Reference Desk or Manhattan Campus Library Reference Desk.

For research or citation-based questions, contact one of the librarians listed below:

Jean Hines, Pratt Manhattan Center Library: (212) 647-7547 or jhines@pratt.edu
Cheryl Costello: (718) 636-3531 or ccostel5@pratt.edu
Bill McMillin: (718) 636-3680 or wmcmilli@pratt.edu
Maggie Portis: (718) 636-3714 or mportis@pratt.edu
Paul Schlotthauer: (718) 636-3686 or pschlott@pratt.edu
Holly Wilson: (718) 636-3685 or hwilson5@pratt.edu

In addition, Pratt's Writing and Tutorial Center, located on the 1st floor of North Hall, offers one-on-one editorial help. Call (718) 636-3459 for an appointment, or just stop by during scheduled hours.

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Bibliographic Style

Style manuals are how-to books giving practical information and examples on preparing your manuscript. They vary in the methods used to cite sources -- from parenthetical references to footnotes to endnotes.
Your department and/or thesis advisor will suggest the style manual that is most appropriate to your discipline. Several manuals are available in the reference section of the library:

Barnet, Sylvia. A Short Guide to Writing About Art, 9th edition, 2000.
Call number: 808.0667 B261S9

The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
The most detailed; widely used for scholarly publication.
Call number: 808.02 C232M14

Kate L. Turabian's Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations, 6th ed.
A simplified adaptation of Chicago, geared to graduate students.
Call number: 808.02 T93M6

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 2nd ed.
For graduate students and scholarly and professional writers.
See http://www.mla.org/style for more details about MLA Style
Call number: 808.02 G437ML

The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed.
Intended for undergraduate writers but often used by graduate students and other writers.
See http://www.mla.org/style for more details about MLA Style
Call number: 808.027 M24

Publication Manual for the American Psychological Association, 6th ed.
Style manual widely used in the Social Sciences. Appendix A discusses theses.
Call number: 808.02 P976A6

See also: Style Guides.

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Theses Title and Signature Page Samples

Note: All sample pages below are in PDF format.

Architecture
[sample title page] [sample signature page]

• Required signatures: Advisor only

Art and Design Education
[sample title page] [sample signature page]

• Required signatures: Advisor and Chair

Art Therapy and Creativity Development
[sample title page] [sample signature page]

• Required signatures: Advisor and Chair

Art Therapy – Special Education
[sample title page] [sample signature page]

• Required signatures: Advisor and Chair

City and Regional Planning
[sample title page] [sample title page for demonstration of professional competence]
[sample signature page]

• Required signatures: Advisor(s) and Chair

Communication Design

• See advisor for sample

Digital Arts
[sample title page] [sample signature page]

• Required signatures: Advisor(s) and Chair

Dance/Movement Therapy
[sample title page] [sample signature page]

• Required signatures: Advisor and Chair

Facilities Management
[sample title page for thesis] [sample title page for demonstration of professional competence] [sample signature page]

• Required signatures: Advisor only

Fine Arts
[sample title page] [title page explanation] [sample signature page]

• Required signatures: Major Professor; Advisor for Corollary Statement; Chair
• Note: Chair will only sign off if visuals are included with thesis.

MFA and MFA with Art History Minor
[sample title page for MFA] [sample title page for Art History Minor]
[sample signature page for MFA] [sample signature page for Art History Minor]

• Required signatures for MFA: Major Professor; Advisor; Chair
• Note: Chair will only sign off if visuals are included with thesis.
• Library note: students may turn each thesis in to the Library separately; they will be bound separately and each thesis will require a separate binding fee. If the two theses are handed in at the same time, they will be bound together, which requires one binding fee.
• Required signatures for Art History Minor: Advisor and Chair

Industrial Design
[sample title page] [sample signature page]

• Required signatures: Advisor and Chair

Interior Design
[sample title page] [sample signature page]

• Required signatures: Advisor and Chair

Package Design

• Doesn’t deposit in the Library

Theory, Criticism, and History of Art, Design, and Architecture
[sample title page] [sample signature page]

• Required signatures: Advisor and Chair

Theory, Criticism, and History of Art, Design, and Architecture & MFA Joint Degree
[sample title page for MS] [sample title page for MFA]
[sample signature page for MS] [sample signature page for MFA]

• Required signatures for MS: Advisor and Chair
• Required signatures for MFA: Major Professor; Advisor for Corollary Statement; Chair
• Note: Chair will only sign off if visuals are included with thesis.
• Library note: students may turn each thesis in to the Library separately; they will be bound separately and each thesis will require a separate binding fee. If the two theses are handed in at the same time, they will be bound together, which requires one binding fee.

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