User guide: How to register a PhD thesis in the Norwegian Research Information Repository (Nasjonalt vitenarkiv, NVA)
- Log into NVA
- Click the button “New result” in the header menu.
- Choose “Start in blank registration form”.
- In the “description”-tab:
- Title of the thesis
- Publication date (year only)
- Primary language for content
- You can also register abstract, keywords, project affiliation or funding.
- In the “category”-tab:
- Choose “Doctoral thesis”
- Register the following information on your thesis:
- Publisher: Nord University
- ISBN (you will find the ISBN in the printed version of your thesis)
- Total number of pages
- Series (search for “your” series – use correct spelling according to the list below, or ISSN)
- PhD in Biosciences (ISSN 1894-3748)
- PhD in Business Nord University Business School (ISSN 2464-4331)
- Phd i studier av profesjonspraksis (ISSN 1892-1868)
- Ph.d. sosiologi (ISSN 1890-6885)
- Series number (you find this on your thesis)
- In the “contributors”-tab:
- Register yourself as author:
- Click on “Add contributor”
- In the new window, choose contributor type («Author») and click on “Add me”. Please note: NVA will automatically add your present affiliation. For most researchers, it will be correct to manually change the affiliation to “Nord University”. You do this by clicking “Add affiliation” and selecting Nord University. Remove irrelevant affiliation.
- Register your supervisors:
- Click on “Add contributor”
- In the new window, choose contributor type (“Supervisor”) and search for the name of your supervisor. Choose the right person from the result list. If your supervisor is not registered, click “Add contributor” to register him/her manually (he/she will be marked as “unidentified”).
- Repeat this process to register several supervisors.
- Register yourself as author:
- In the “file, licence and link”-tab:
- Upload the right version of your thesis (the print shop's PDF).
- Choose “Open file” (accessibility) and “General terms of use” (licence).
- Click on “Save and view”.
- Click on “Publish registration” (under “tasks” on the right-hand side) to publish the registered description of the thesis (metadata). The University Library receives the uploaded full-text for further processing and authorizes the articles in the thesis. If required, an embargo period is applied to those parts of the thesis that cannot be made accessible immediately.
Useful links
- Norwegian Research Information Repository (Nasjonalt vitenarkiv, NVA)
- For detailed picture guide on registering in NVA, see Sikt’s user guide on registering results in NVA
Do you need help with the registering?
Contact your user support curator at your faculty
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