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-**This works for Masters theses and dissertations in the Open Access Dissertations series. ​ For errors with the  dissertations we get through Proquest email: [[disspub@proquest.com]]. ​ When emailing Proquest, do not mention ScholarWorks,​ Digital Commons, or Bepress. ​ Instead find the incorrect data on the Proquest website and report that instead. ​ Otherwise they will bounce you over to Bepress support, who will just bounce you back to Proquest support.** 
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-1. Login to ScholarWorks 
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-2. Click on scholarworks.umass.edu Tools to configure the site 
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-3. Select the correct series: either theses or open access dissertations 
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-4. Click on manage dissertations or manage theses (the green tab) 
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-5. At the top of the page there is a drop down box labeled state. ​ Choose posted. 
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-6. Search for the particular thesis or dissertation you need to edit the metadata in.  Author last name will usually bring it up. 
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-7. Click on the title in the search results list 
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-8. Then click on Revise thesis in the left hand menu of options 
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-9. Fix any errors or typos in the metadata (NOTE: There are two scroll bars to move up and down on the right hand side.  Use the inside scroll bar to move up and down in the metadata form.) 
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-10. Fill in the space where it asks for a reason for the update - something like: fixed typo in title  
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-11. Scroll down to the bottom of the metadata form and click Submit 
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-12. Then click on update site on the left hand menu 
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-13. The change has been made and will show up on the web page in a few minutes. ​ If you want to see it don’t forget to reload the web page on your browser. 
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correcting_theses_and_dissertations_metadata_on_scholarworks_pages.txt · Last modified: 2019/01/07 17:20 (external edit)
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