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<p>This is the University of Calgary’s <strong>OPEN Vault</strong> Thesis collection submission form.</p>

<p>By submitting to the<strong> OPEN Vault collection</strong>, I agree to the following:</p>

<ul>* I understand my thesis will be uploaded and publicly accessible in PRISM: University of Calgary’s Digital Repository.</ul>
<ul>* I understand I will retain copyright over the material.</ul>
<ul>* I have obtained the appropriate permissions to include any material not authored or created by myself.</ul>
<ul>* I understand the University of Calgary strives to freely disseminate the academic output of the Institution through online access to the full text and through contributing citation information to web-based search tools, such as Google, Google Scholar and Yahoo.</ul>

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<p><strong>NON-EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION LICENSE</strong></p>

<p>By signing and submitting this license, you (the author(s) or copyright owner) grants to the University of Calgary (U of C) the non-exclusive right to reproduce, translate (as defined below), and/or distribute your submission (including the abstract) worldwide in print and electronic format and in any medium, including but not limited to audio or video.</p>

<p>You agree that U of C may, without changing the content, translate the submission to any medium or format for the purpose of preservation.</p>

<p>You also agree that U of C may keep more than one copy of this submission for purposes of security, backup, and preservation.</p>

<p>You represent that the submission is your original work and that you have the right to grant the rights contained in this license.</p>

<p>You also represent that your submission does not, to the best of your knowledge, infringe upon anyone's copyright.</p>

<p>If the submission contains material for which you do not hold copyright, you represent that you have obtained the unrestricted permission of the copyright owner to grant U of C the rights required by this license and that such third-party owned material is clearly identified and acknowledged within the text or content of the submission.</p>

<p>IF THE SUBMISSION IS BASED UPON WORK THAT HAS BEEN SPONSORED OR SUPPORTED BY AN AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN U of C YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE FULFILLED ANY RIGHT OF REVIEW OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS REQUIRED BY SUCH CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT.</p>

<p>U of C will clearly identify your name(s) as the author(s) or owner(s) of the submission, and will not make any alteration, other than as allowed by this license, to your submission.</p>

<p>Materials in The Vault will be harvested by Libraries and Archives Canada and other aggregators.</p>