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Best efforts have\nbeen made to ensure the template complies with digital accessibility\nrequirements.\n\n## Requirements\n\nThis template requires an up-to-date TeX installation (minimum: TeX Live 2025).\nThe compiler must be LuaLaTeX, and the bibliography backend must be biber.\n\n## Getting started\n\nDownload this template from GitHub as a ZIP file, then choose whether you would\nlike to write your dissertation or thesis on [Overleaf][2] or locally on your\ncomputer. Auburn University currently provides [access to Overleaf premium][3]\nfor all students, faculty, and staff, so directions to get started there are:\n\n1. Create a *New project* then choose to *Upload project* with the ZIP file you\n   downloaded.\n2. Open *Settings* (`File \u003e Settings` or gear icon in lower left corner), go to\n   the *Compiler* tab, then select LuaLaTeX from the list of compilers. Ensure\n   the TeX Live version is set to the most current option.\n3. Open [`thesis.tex`](./thesis.tex) in your Overleaf project, and click\n   *Recompile* to generate a PDF.\n4. [Configure your document](#configuration).\n5. [Fill in your front matter](#front-matter).\n6. [Write your content](#writing-the-document).\n7. Defend and graduate!\n\n\u003e [!TIP]\n\u003e If you are working locally on your computer, ensure you have installed a\n\u003e current version of TeX Live and that you have set the compilers correctly. The\n\u003e comment lines at the top of [`thesis.tex`](./thesis.tex) are hints for some\n\u003e editors to use `lualatex` and `biber`.\n\n## Configuration\n\nThe `authesis` class provides options for configuring your document, which you\ncan specify when it is loaded:\n\n```latex\n\\documentclass[options]{authesis}\n```\n\nThe `options` that can be added as a comma-separated list are:\n\n- `thesis`: format the front matter for a thesis rather than a dissertation.\n- `nocopyright`: disable the copyright notice on the title page.\n- `ragged`: use ragged right edge, rather than justified, text. Ragged text may\n  may be better for accessibility.\n\nYou should then ensure you have loaded and configured the packages you need for\nwriting your document. There are a couple things you need to be aware of to e\n\n- You must use `unicode-math` if you are using math.\n- Different graphics packages (such as `tikz` and `pgfplots` can also be used),\n  but make sure you are using accessible colors.\n- You can change the [bibliography style][4] to one appropriate to your\n  discipline using the `style` option to `biblatex`.\n\nIf you would like to use other packages, you must make sure it is `compatible`\nwith tagging. You can check the status of a large number of packages through\nthe [LaTeX Tagging Project][5].\n\n\u003e [!TIP]\n\u003e The `fontsetup` package can slow down compilation considerably. Comment out\n\u003e the font commands while you are drafting to speedup your workflow.\n\n## Front matter\n\nThe front matter is the preliminary pages of the dissertation or thesis,\nincluding the title page, abstract, disclosure statements, acknowledgements,\nand lists of contents.\n\nThe title page is automatically generated for you. You will need to fill in:\n\n- `\\title`: the title of your dissertation or thesis.\n- `\\degreetype`: name of your degree, if different from Doctor of Philosophy\n  (dissertation) or Master of Science (thesis).\n- `\\date`: your **graduation** date. Check the [academic calendar][6] for your\n  semester.\n- `\\keywords`: up to 6 keywords in a comma- and space-separated list\n  (*optional*).\n- `\\committee`: ordered list of your committee members. Each `\\committeemember`\n  should be specified on a separate line with their title. Put your Chair and\n  co-Chair (if any) first and indicate them as such.\n\nYou are also required to provide an abstract, artificial intelligence (AI) use\ndisclosure statement, and digital accessibility disclosure statement. Templates\nfor the disclosure statements are provided in the template following Graduate\nSchool guidance. An acknowledgments section is optional but traditional.\n\nThe following lists of contents are the final component of the front matter:\n\n1. `\\tableofcontents`: List of front matter, chapters, and appendices up to the\n   section depth (required).\n2. `\\listoftables`: List of all tables (required if tables are used).\n3. `\\listoffigures`: List of all figures (required if figures are used).\n4. List of abbrevations of symbols: not currently supported by template.\n\nYou should comment out the `\\listoftables` and `\\listoffigures` if they are not\nneeded for your document.\n\n## Writing the document\n\nThe contents of the dissertation or thesis are organized into chapters. The\nchapters are followed by a complete list of references. There may then be\none or more appendices.\n\nA suggested file structure is provided with this template. You create a `.tex`\nfile for each chapter or appendix in the appropriate directory, then use\n`\\input` to include that file in the main document. When using figures, create\na directory so you can keep your `.tex` file and figures together; see\n[Chapter 2](./chapter/02/) for an example.\n\n\u003e [!TIP]\n\u003e You can set the `\\graphicspath` (relative to the root of the project) at the\n\u003e start of a `.tex` file so that graphics can be included relative to the\n\u003e chapter directory. Make sure to do this for each chapter if you use it!\n\nYou may find it helpful to prepend chapter or appendix numbers to labels in your\n`.tex` files to avoid conflicts between chapters, especially if some of your\nchapters were published as articles. For example:\n\n```latex\n\\label{ch1:eq:msd}\n\\label{appB:fig:diffusion}\n```\n\nReferences will be placed in brackets where they appear, so may sure you put\nyour `\\cite` commands in the right place. For example:\n\n```latex\nEinstein's foundational work on Brownian motion began with a paper in\n1905 \\cite{einstein:1905} that is part of a collection of papers published as a\nbook \\cite{einstein:1926, einstein:1956}.\n```\n\nExample chapters are provided to illustrate different concepts and TeX commands,\nso searching this is a good starting point if you are unsure how to write\nsomething. Stylewise, be sure to follow the conventions of your discipline!\n\n## Best practices for digital accessibility\n\n- Use chapters, sections, and subsections to organize text.\n- Avoid placement specifiers for figures and tables.\n- Provide alternative text for all figures. An example template for a figure is:\n\n  ```latex\n  \\begin{figure}\n    \\centering\n    \\includegraphics[alt={Alt text}]{image}\n    \\caption{Caption}\n    \\label{fig:image}\n  \\end{figure}\n  ```\n\n- Specify the headers in your tables using `\\tagpdfsetup`. An example for a\n  table where the first row is the header:\n\n  ```latex\n  \\begin{table}\n    \\centering\n    \\caption{Caption}\n    \\tagpdfsetup{table/header-rows={1}}\n    \\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}\n        \\hline\n        \\textbf{Header 1} \u0026 \\textbf{Header 2} \\\\\n        \\hline\n        Data 1 \u0026 Data 2 \\\\\n        \\hline\n    \\end{tabular}\n  \\end{table}\n  ```\n\n  If you also have header columns, you can specify them like:\n  \n  ```latex\n  \\tagpdfsetup{table/header-columns={1},table/header-rows={1}}\n  ```\n  \n  Use multirow and multicolumn layouts in tables with caution. It *may* be\n  possible to use the `multirow` package if you load `array` [first][7].\n\n## License and credits\n\nThis template is made available under an [MIT License](./LICENSE). It was\nadapted from [uiucthesis][8] under its license:\n\n```\nMIT License\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 Graduate College\n\nPermission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy\nof this software and associated documentation files (the \"Software\"), to deal\nin the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights\nto use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell\ncopies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is\nfurnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:\n\nThe above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all\ncopies or substantial portions of the Software.\n\nTHE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \"AS IS\", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR\nIMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,\nFITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE\nAUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER\nLIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,\nOUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE\nSOFTWARE.\n```\n\n[1]: https://graduate.auburn.edu/current-students/academic-resources/etd.php\n[2]: https://www.overleaf.com\n[3]: https://www.overleaf.com/edu/auburn\n[4]: https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Bibtex_bibliography_styles\n[5]: https://latex3.github.io/tagging-project/tagging-status\n[6]: https://auburn.edu/about/academic-calendar\n[7]: https://github.com/graduatecollege/uofithesis/issues/6#issuecomment-4057268158\n[8]: https://github.com/graduatecollege/uofithesis\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmphowardlab%2Fauthesis","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmphowardlab%2Fauthesis","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmphowardlab%2Fauthesis/lists"}