Thesis Binding

The Library keeps two copies of each thesis accepted by the University - one for the general library collections and one for the University Archive, which preserves theses for posterity.

How to Submit Your Thesis

Students should deliver two or three unbound copies to:

     W.I. Dykes Library
     Thesis Binding Service
     One Main Building
     Room 510N
     1 Main Street
     Houston, Texas 77002

Printing Requirements

• Use white paper, 8 1/2" x 11", 20-lb watermark, acid-free or acid-neutral paper with at least 25% cotton content.
• Print all text with a 1.25-inch left margin.
• Include official signature pages with each copy

How to Register Copyright

• U.S. Copyright Office - Literary Works Registration
  

Personal Copies

To order personal copies, students can work directly with a binder. On this page is a list of binders who work with students:

• Thesis on Demand
  1010 North Sycamore Street
  PO Box 89
  North Manchester, Indiana 46962
  Phone: 800-334-3628
  Submit online at http://www.thesisondemand.com/
  

• The Bookbindery  
  14019 South Gessner, Suite E
  Missouri City, Texas 77489
  Phone: 281-403-3009
  E-Mail: boundtolast@aol.com

• Seidl & Sons Bookbinders, Inc.
  1718 Fry Road, Suite 135
  Houston, TX 77084
  Phone: 281-829-2002
  E-Mail: seidlandson@sbcglobal.net​​