Guide for submitting master’s theses to the library How to register your thesis in UiS Brage -

Faculty of social science

All master's theses – even those which won’t be made publicly available - MUST be submitted to the library via the BIBSYS Brage database. Brage is the university's open archive, and from 2009 master's theses are only available through this database. We publish theses graded A-C.

The thesis needs to be in PDF format. You should only upload one file, with the formalized front page and appendices, but can be a maximum of two files if the appendices are large, or if only a part of your thesis is confidential.

The name of the file should be the student’s name in this format: "lastname_firstname", no spaces or special characters : e.g.: Smith_Donald.pdf.

If you have any difficulties converting your word file to pdf, or in combining more files, you can come to the library for assistance. We will also help if you have any pages that need scanning.

The PDF file you enter in Brage must be exactly the same as the printed version/the version submitted to Inspera.

Some fields are mandatory and some should be skipped, so pay attention to the following screenshots, it will make it easier for you!

You can start the registration and save it if you wish to complete the process later. Click on “Save & Exit” and “Save it, I’ll work on it later”. You'll find your registration under "Unfinished Submissions" when you log on again. Click “Resume” to complete.

Begin submitting:

Click on ”Submissions" and "You may start a new submission”

Choose the right collection from the drop down menu: Master’s theses : (initialsof the faculty and institute)

e. g.: Masteroppgaver (SV-IMKS 2008-2017, SV-IMS 2018) = collection forMedia and Social Sciences

Click on “Next”

You will now see screen shots and additional instructions.

For theses which are confidential for a time, or not to be made public, the additional instructions are written in red italics.

Go to the Brage home page: http://brage.bibsys.no/uis/?locale=en and click on “Login" at the top right of the page. Use the Feide id, just as you would on Canvas.

Screen 1 You only need to fill in the parts marked yellow! Please don't change or delete anything already filled in.

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Click on “Next”.

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Remember: only fill in the yellow fields. For details on how to fill in, see next page!

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KeywordsIn this field you will need to write one or two standard main keywords, in Norwegian. Enter one at a time, then click "Add" before you enter the next one (with lower case). You should add your own key words as well as the standard ones, if you have any (in English).

Abstract : Enter the summary of your thesis - you can copy and paste from the file.

Write : for Change management: for Risk management and societal safety: for Social work: for Service management:

endringsledelse samfunnssikkerhet sosialt arbeid serviceledelse

for International hotel and tourism management: hotelladministrasjon and reiselivsadministrasjon for Art and culture studies kunst and kulturvitenskap

Description : In this field, enter one subject in English after “Master's thesis in ….”

Write :

for Change management: Change management for Risk management and societal safety: Risk management and societal safety for Social work: for Service management: for International hotel and tourism management: For Art and culture studies:

for Documentary production: dokumentarproduksjon

For Documentary production:

Social work Service management International hotel and tourism management

Art and culture studies Documentary production

If your thesis is confidential for a few years, fill in the date at which it can be made open access; e.g. 2019-06-15. Otherwise, skip this and go to the next screen! If you want to keep it hidden permanently, enter "2200-01-01".

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Upload file(s)We recommend uploading only one file, containing the whole of your thesis with the formalized front page and any attachments. However, if necessary, you can upload two separate files. This also means that if only one part of your thesis is confidential, you can indicate so now. In this screen, you can add an embargo date on one file only, and leave the rest of your thesis open.

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Review submission: Please check what you've just submitted below. Have you entered the description of your thesis ̀If anything is wrong, you can go back and correct it by using the buttons "Correct one of these". If everything is OK, click "Next" at the bottom of the page.

You can safely check the file you have uploaded - a new window will be opened to display it.

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You can add a licence if you wish, or skip this part. A creative commons license will help readers determine what they are allowed to do with your thesis. For more info about Creative Commons licenses, go to: http://creativecommons.org/.We recommend you use CC BY, which allows others to use and modify your work, as long as they credit you; click "yes" and "yes" once you have chosen a Creative Commons from the drop down menu.

Screen 7There is one last step: you have to agree to the following terms. Please take a moment to read the terms of the license, then click "I agree" and then you'll be all done!

NB! If your thesis is confidential, or you don’t wish to publish it, you still need to click on ”I grant the

license”, but if you have filled in the screen for embargo date, it will not be made available before that.

You’re done! Registration complete.