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 ===== Campus Access Masters Theses with Embargoes =====
-Campus Access Masters Theses are available in the Theses Series on
+  * Available in the Theses Series on ScholarWorks
-ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst.  The fulltext will be available to UMass Amherst
+  * Fulltext available to UMass Amherst users once the embargo period has expired
-users once the  embargo period has expired.  These titles will be marked with a
+  * Titles are marked with a note with the date the thesis will be available for download
-note with the date the thesis will be available for download.  The embargo
+  * Embargo period is usually six months after the date the thesis was submitted
-period will usually be six months after the date the thesis was submitted.  Once the embargo period has expired access  will be the same as described above for campus access theses.
+  * Once the embargo period has expired, access will be the same as described above for campus access theses
+  * Catalog records will have a link to the title in the Theses series on ScholarWorks
-Catalog records will have a link to the title in the theses series on ScholarWorks, and starting with the 2009 titles, a note that says “Access restricted to UMass community.”
+  * Starting with the 2009 titles, catalog records will have a note that says “Access restricted to UMass community.”
 ===== Print Copies of Dissertations and Theses =====
-(NOTE: This is a current proposal (approved by SMG), but it has not yet been approved by the Research Library Council and the Grad Council.) Bound copies of campus access dissertations will be shelved in the Library for circulation and ILL lending.  Print copies of dissertations can also be ordered through Proquest.  Open access dissertations can be downloaded from ScholarWorks.
+  * (NOTE: This is a current proposal (approved by SMG), but it has not yet been approved by the Research Library Council and the Grad Council.) Bound copies of campus access dissertations will be shelved in the Library for circulation and ILL lending.
+  * Print copies of dissertations can also be ordered through Proquest
+  * Open access dissertations can be downloaded from ScholarWorks
+  * Until final approval, 2 copies of every dissertation title will be purchased from Proquest - one circulating copy shelved in the Libraries and one preservation copy stored in the Depository
-Until final approval, 2 copies of every dissertation title will be purchased from Proquest - one circulating copy shelved in the Libraries and one preservation copy stored in the Depository.
+  * Masters theses will be available **online only** through ScholarWorks
+  * Printouts can be made by downloading the thesis from ScholarWorks and printing out the PDF files from your computer
-Masters theses will be available **online only** through ScholarWorks.  Printouts can be made by downloading the thesis from ScholarWorks and printing out the PDF files from your computer.
 ===== Obtaining Copies of Campus Access Dissertations and Theses through ILL =====
-Users who would like a copy of a campus access dissertation or thesis should consult with their library's interlibrary loan (ILL) Department.  UMass Amherst Libraries ILL policies state that:
+  * Users who would like a copy of a campus access dissertation or thesis should consult with their library's interlibrary loan (ILL) Department
+  * UMass Amherst Libraries ILL policies state that:
-We will lend copies of dissertations to other libraries through ILL within the U.S. and Canada. All others must purchase from Proquest.
+"We will lend copies of dissertations to other libraries through ILL within the U.S. and Canada. All others must purchase from Proquest.
-Masters theses can be loaned if the request is accompanied by written permission of the author. Master theses can be lent overseas.
+Masters theses can be loaned if the request is accompanied by written permission of the author. Master theses can be lent overseas."