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 Bindery Services

Do you want personal copies of your bound thesis or dissertation? If so, you can make arrangements through Bindery services, Cudahy Library, Lake Shore Campus.


How do I get a personal copy of my dissertation bound?

1. Visit the Cudahy Library Bindery Office, where you will fill out a form and pay the fee. If you can't visit during regular hours, please fill out this online form, print it out and include it when mailing or dropping off your copies.
2. Select the color of the cover (make sure you pick a dark enough color so gold imprint is readable).
3. Make sure you have double checked materials for errors or mistakes (the bindery dept. will not be responsible for any typing or out of order problems).

 

How much will the binding cost?

Price: $20.00 per bound copy. The charge is for physical bound piece; a 2 volume dissertation costs $40. We do prefer a written check, but we accept exact amounts of cash (the check should be written out to Loyola University).


Where can I drop my dissertation off for binding?

You may bring your dissertation to the Bindery Office at Cudahy Library, Monday through Friday between 8:30-12:00 A.M. and 1:00-5:00 P.M.

If Water Tower Campus is more convenient as a drop off point, please contact the following individual to complete the process there:

CONTACT:
Rolando Recometa
rrecome@luc.edu
Library Associate
25 E. Pearson
Lewis Library, Circulation Desk, 6th Floor
(312) 915-6621

Students based at LUMC, may obtain personal copies through the LUMC Library:

CONTACT:
Health Sciences Library Circulation Desk
(708) 216-9192

How long will it take for my bound dissertation to arrive?

Personal copies will be sent out to our commercial binder. This process takes close to five weeks. When finished, copies can be picked up at the Cudahy Library circulation desk, on the Lake Shore Campus. Please specify if you need them sent to a Loyola campus other than Lake Shore.

 

NOTE: All theses and dissertations are sent to our commercial binder, and sometimes mistakes are made. A thesis or dissertation with an unacceptable error committed by us or our binder will be sent again for binding, free of charge. You do not get an extra one free; for instance if one copy is incorrect you may have that one redone for free, or a substitute copy if the first one is impossible to rebind, but you do not get to have two copies sent back for free. Rebinding a dissertation entails sending it through the process again; there will be another 2-3 weeks delay and the copy will be trimmed so that it may be rebound.

 

If you are very concerned about the quality of your bound manuscript, we recommend that you avoid submitting it for binding between the months of May and August when our binder’s error rate is much higher than usual.

 

The Bindery does not ship to patrons. We only ship through Loyola’s intercampus mail. You may pick up your bound copies at one of the Loyola library circulation desks, or have it shipped through intercampus mail to a Loyola University department. If you do not live in the area, you may mail copies to us to be bound, and have a friend or professor pick up the copies and mail them back for you. The reason for our policy is this: many have been lost in the mail in the past.

 

The following bindery will bind materials for private persons and mail them back. It is owned and operated by the same company which runs our commercial binder.

Binding Unlimited, Inc.
(800) 782-4502
2730 Alpha St.
Lansing, MI 48910

 

Velobind Information

 

What is a velobind? It is a soft-cover binding similar to what you might get at a copy shop. It can be used on any dissertation, thesis, manuscript, etc. that is an inch or less in thickness. Holes are punched on one side of the pages, and the pages are sandwiched between two covers. Both covers can be an opaque plastic sheet of various colors, or the top sheet can be a clear plastic cover. Pegs are passed through the holes into a strip on the bottom, and a heat process is used to melt the ends of the pegs to the strip, thus binding the item.

 

Who can use this service? Any Loyola faculty, staff, or students wishing to have a dissertation, thesis, manuscript, report, etc. bound in a soft-cover style. The item must be an inch or less in thickness. Pastoral Studies and Pastoral Counseling students usually have their department copies velobound.

 

Where to go? Bring your theses/dissertations copies to:

Christa Rutt
Bindery Office,
Cudahy Library- Room 020, lower level
Tel.: (773) 508-2138
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-12:00, 1:00-5:00 p.m. M-F

  • Please be sure to bring all the copies of your theses/dissertations that you want bound. We do not make copies.
  • It is your responsibility to check that your copies are in the correct order, photocopied correctly, etc.
  • The price is $2.00 per copy. Payment is due before copies are bound. Unfortunately, we do not have any change, so it is best for you to bring the exact amount, or pay by check to Loyola University.
  • The velobind colors available may be limited. We are having difficulties in obtaining new velobind supplies, and while we still have a lot on hand, the most popular colors are becoming scarce.
  • This is an extra service provided for Loyola students. Please keep in mind that the Bindery staff has many other duties to perform and meetings to attend, therefore the staff may sometimes be out of the office. It would be best to phone beforehand, just to be sure that someone is available.
  • If no one is available, students can drop off their copies at Cudahy Library's circulation desk. Please remember to leave a note with a daytime phone number so the Bindery staff can contact you easily. It can take anywhere from one to two days to get your bound copies.
  • We do not mail out. We only send items through intercampus mail.

CONTACT:
Christa Rutt
crutt@luc.edu
Bindery Associate
Bindery Department
Cudahy Library- LSC
(773) 508-2138

 


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