VCU Libraries will cease binding personal copies of theses and dissertations beginning September 1, 2008. Binding for the library collections and for university departments that require bound copies will continue until the start of the Fall 2009 semester when an electronic theses and dissertations will be required, except for a few rare cases. Fees for binding required by departments will continue to be paid to the VCU Libraries.
Students who desire personal bound print copies of their work will select a commercial binder. Commercial binders in Virginia have been posted on the VCU Libraries' Thesis and Dissertation Information page. The list on the Website is not an endorsement of the sources, but they are all establishments that can bind copies for students.
The VCU Libraries and the VCU Graduate School look forward to developing VCU's archive of electronic theses and dissertations, and to keeping VCU competitive with other higher education institutions in helping students with their theses and dissertations.