Seeking permission to include material you have published in the electronic version of your thesis

If you have assigned copyright to a publisher, e.g. for a journal article, and you wish to include this work within the electronic version of your thesis you need to check that this is permitted. This is a suggested wording you can use to contact your publisher:

I am the author of the following work published by (insert publisher's name):

[Provide a full citation for your work]

I wish to include this work within the electronic version of my thesis, which I am required to deposit in  Glasgow University's online theses repository (http://theses.gla.ac.uk). The repository is non-commercial and openly available to all.

I would be grateful if you could advise if this will be acceptable.

Seeking permission to include third party copyright material in your thesis

When contacting rights owners to seek permission to include their material within your thesis it is important that you are clear about what you are asking for. The following is a suggested wording that can be incorporated into letters/e-mails that you send to rights-holders:

I am contacting you to seek permission to include the following material within the electronic version of my PhD/MSc/MPhil (insert relevant level) thesis:

[Provide full details of the material you intend to include]

If you are not the rights holder for this material I would be grateful if you would advise me who to contact.

The thesis will be made available within Glasgow University's online theses repository (http://theses.gla.ac.uk). The repository is non-commercial and openly available to all.