Theses Legal Deposit
Legal deposit in electronic form is compulsory at Paris-Saclay University. The purpose of the legal deposit of theses is to create an exhaustive collection of theses defended; ensuring their conservation.
The diffusion of the document, as agreed by jury "within the institution", as outlined by the provisions of the Decree of August 7th 2006 relating to the filing, reporting, reproduction, dissemination and conservation of thesis or work presented in defense for the doctorate.
In addition, Paris-Saclay University, through the Institut d'Optique Graduate School, offers PhD graduates free services to enhance the results of their research.
Deposits must be made within three weeks of the defense, and allow the Institut d'Optique to fulfill its obligations:
- Secure long-term storage of thesis files on the servers of the Institut d'Optique as well as on the CINES national servers.
- Assign a fixed (permalink) URL to the thesis file(s), which facilitates their bibliographic referencing,
- Creation of a bibliographic record describing the thesis (including abstracts and keywords),
- Transfer of the notice to catalogs or databases selected by the Institut d'Optique, ensuring optimal dissemination of the thesis.
After the defense, the thesis is flagged in various catalogs, including the national catalog of theses (Sudoc, University Documentation System).