Degree papers and research papers

As of January 2017, the parameters for the presentation and delivery of degree works, theses and research documents are corporately established for their integration, conservation and visibility of Bonaventura’s intellectual production in the Online Catalog, in the USB Institutional Repository, in Google Scholar and other global open access networks.

If the degree modality does NOT require the delivery of a consolidated and definitive academic product (research assistant, judiciary, business practice, internships, works in patent process, diplomas, etc.), the student’s faculty will issue a certificate of good standing.

requires the submission of a product such as an article, monograph, letter, essay, thesis, among others, or if it is a joint document between 2 or more authors, submit only 1 document and 1 authorization form. Follow these instructions.

Presentation Guidelines – Templates

We save you hours of work! Templates are preconfigured files in Microsoft Word with all the formatting and structure of the document, so you can edit, delete, replace or keep elements of them (very important to work on the template, not on a new document). Inside you will also find tips and recommendations, a guide on how to cite and elaborate references with the standards used in each of the USB Colombia faculties: APA IEEE and Vancouver. Download and save a copy according to your document type and discipline, adapt it with your particular information:

Delivery requirements

1. Authorization for online publication

With this form, the students and the advisor endorse with their signatures the
online publication of the document in full text in Library
Digital (Repository), indicating that it is authorized.

If the authors do not agree to online publication, the following must still be done
the completion procedure indicating that it is NOT authorized, in the case of
in this case, the document will only be available for consultation within the respective
USB Colombia Library.

Download a copy of the form, read it, fill it out, print it double-sided (one
single sheet) and sign the form. Only original signatures are accepted.

This form is specially designed for digital filling.
interactive (recommended and preferred). Drop-down and drop-down options
selection may not work in programs other than Microsoft
Word.

If Yes was checked and in the future you wish to request the withdrawal of the complete text
(Repository), all authors must fill out and submit the following information
sign this same form, indicating with an X that you do NOT authorize, in
In this case, the advisor’s signature may be omitted.

Download online publication authorization form

2. CD case and disc design

Sample printout to take into account when filling out the template:

Download the template to fill out your cover page and back cover page.

In case of delivering a CD, we suggest the printing and personalization of the CD in:

Copy & All – Carmen Lucía Arenas
carmenza8arenas@hotmail.com
315482 98 86

3. Naming electronic files

For the example “Art and sensibility in elementary school: a hermeneutic study. Interpretative in the Nuevo Latir Educational Institution” by Elizabeth González Mejía et al., 2011, the Word and PDF files will be named with the first three representative words of the title (not the first three words of the title). including accents, eñes and umlauts), plus the first author’s first surname, plus year; example:

Art Sensitivity Gonzalez School 2011

If there are annexes that do not allow their inclusion in the work*, they will be named as follows:

Art_Sensitivity_School_Gonzaez_2011_Annex01 Art Sensitivity Gonzalez School 2011 Anex02

*Note: USB Libraries accept documents that are edited in programs other than Microsoft Word, such as Indesign, Corel Draw, Illustrator, LaTex, among others, but they must contain the data and layout of the templates. In this case, include the original source (-ind, -cdr, -air -tex) and the corresponding .PDF; although they are high quality design programs, make sure that the PDF document is as small as possible (maximum 20 MB),

4. Delivery of the files

Once you have finished filling out the requirements, go to the secretary’s office of your program or faculty, to carry out the delivery of your work, there they will be in charge of to the library along with the other degree works of the corresponding program.

Note: authorization format, templates, procedures or lectures may be updated at any time; therefore, consult and download only the updated version from the Library website, do not save them for a long time in devices or emails.

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Delivery requirements

1. Authorization for online publication

2. CD case and disc design

3. Naming electronic files

4. Delivery of the files

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