Open PDF files with Adobe Exchange and add links. Use tar and gzip to collect etd.dvi and all figures and graphics into etd.tgz. May elect to generate the PDF yourself. Uploads document to designated server. Committee has password access to document.
Student defends thesis or dissertation.
Student finalizes ETD, makes changes as committee requests Committee signs the ETD Approval Form. Student receives email that the ETD went to the library cataloger. Library catalogs ETD and releases it according to author's preferences. ETD is archived. Most ETDs then made widely available through the Internet.