Frequently asked questions

It is the online repository of graduate theses of Holy Infant College of Tacloban City, Inc. It keeps theses in digital form, preserves them for the long term and lets the public find and read them.

Approved theses from the school’s graduate programs. Undergraduate (college) theses are not included yet.

Each thesis has its title, author, program, date published and abstract, with the full text as a PDF.

• Browse theses

Submitting your thesis has these benefits:

• Your work reaches readers beyond the campus, and its page gives them a citation ready to copy.
• It is stored securely and backed up regularly, so it is preserved for the long term.
• You keep the rights to your work.
• It adds to the school’s record of research for future students.

Graduate students of Holy Infant College of Tacloban City, Inc. Undergraduate (college) theses are not accepted yet.

You need an archive account to submit.

• Read who the policy covers

The final copy of your thesis as one PDF file, no larger than 10 MB. Other file types are not accepted.

You also enter the thesis title, author, course, date published and abstract.

Log in, choose “Deposit your work”, fill in the thesis details, upload your PDF, accept the Digital Archives Policy and select “Submit thesis”. The submission procedure shows each step.

• Read the submission procedure
• Open the submission form

Yes. Submit your thesis on or before the deadline set by the Graduate Studies Office or the Research Department.

• Read the policy on submission

Contact the archive office and they will help you.

Call (000) 000-0000 or email noreply@hic-digital-archives.com.

A confirmation appears with the status “Submitted”. The archive administrator then reviews your thesis. Once it is approved, it is listed under Theses for the public to read.

A thesis has one of four statuses:

• Submitted: the archive has received your thesis.
• For review: the archive administrator is checking it.
• Approved: it is published and listed under Theses.
• Rejected: it was not accepted. Contact the archive office to learn what to fix, then submit it again.

Call (000) 000-0000 or email noreply@hic-digital-archives.com.

Your thesis appears under Theses once it is approved. To ask about it before then, contact the archive office and give the thesis title.

Call (000) 000-0000 or email noreply@hic-digital-archives.com.

Not on this site. Contact the archive office with the thesis title and what needs correcting.

Call (000) 000-0000 or email noreply@hic-digital-archives.com.

You do. The intellectual property rights of the thesis stay with the student, unless otherwise agreed with the school.

• Read the policy on copyright

Credit it properly and make sure you have the right to include it. If you do not have permission for a part, get permission or remove that part before you submit.

Restricted access, also called an embargo, keeps a thesis from public view for a set period. It is for theses with sensitive or confidential information. During that period only authorized personnel can open the thesis. Afterwards it becomes public.

• Read the policy on access

Contact the archive office before you submit. The submission form has no option for restricted access, and an approved thesis is published for everyone.

Call (000) 000-0000 or email noreply@hic-digital-archives.com.

Anyone can browse the theses and read their abstracts without an account. To download the full text you need an account, which is free.

Open Theses and type in the “Search by title or author” field. The search looks at thesis titles and author names only.

• Search theses

Log in, open the thesis and select “Download thesis”. If the download does not start, try again, or log in again if your session has expired.

• Go to log in

Every thesis page has a “Cite this thesis” box with a citation ready to use. Select “Copy citation” to copy it.

Open the sign-up page and enter your full name, your email and a password of at least 8 characters with a lowercase letter, an uppercase letter, a number and a special character. Agree to the Digital Archives Policy and select “Create account”, then open the verification link sent to your email.

• Go to sign up

Check your spam folder, and check that you typed your email address correctly. If it still has not arrived, contact the archive office.

Call (000) 000-0000 or email noreply@hic-digital-archives.com.

Select “Forgot password?” on the log-in page and enter your email. A link is sent to you. Open it and set a new password.

• Reset your password

Open the account menu, the button with your initials at the top of the page, and choose “Account”. Change your details and select “Save changes”.

• Go to your account

Contact the archive office. Say what you were doing and what happened, so the problem can be found.

Call (000) 000-0000 or email noreply@hic-digital-archives.com.

Contact the archive office with the thesis title and the correction.

Call (000) 000-0000 or email noreply@hic-digital-archives.com.