Master's theses and Dissertations are deposited in CUNY Academic Works. Grove School of Engineering Dissertations are also deposited in the ProQuest Digital Dissertations and Theses database
You can embargo (temporarily block public online access) to your dissertation or thesis in neither, either, or both databases — it’s up to you. If you embargo in both databases, you can select the same embargo length for both or choose different embargo lengths. For both databases, your initial embargo options are:
- no embargo
- six-month embargo
- one-year embargo
- two-year embargo
Limitations of Embargoes
Embargoed dissertations and theses are not completely invisible or inaccessible.
- Print copies
- Print copies (if applicable) of embargoed works may be available in the CCNY Libraries.
- Microfilm copies
- Microfilm copies (if applicable) of embargoed works may also be available in the library and may be lent through interlibrary loan.
- Electronic copies
- Electronic copies of embargoed works remain accessible to individual researchers through interlibrary loan.
- Metadata
- Author, title, abstracts, and metadata are available even if an author chooses to embargo.