AUETD is an online database of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) submitted by Auburn University graduate students in partial fulfillment of the university's graduate degree requirements.  Its purpose is to make Auburn University ETDs easy to find and read online.  The ETDs in the AUETD database are indexed by Google and other Internet search engines and may appear in search results for those search engines.  Graduate students who want to restrict access temporarily to the full text of their electronic thesis or dissertation may do so by selecting one of the embargo options DURING THE ETD SUBMISSION PROCESS.  Students who choose to exercise the embargo option should be aware that basic bibliographic information about their ETD will appear in the AUETD database and that the full text of their ETD will become publicly available after the embargo period has expired.  Students who have questions or concerns about this policy are encouraged to contact <a href="mailto:jcl0014@auburn.edu">Clint Lovelace</a> @ 844-4112  BEFORE submitting their ETD to AUETD.