Binding Services

To have your thesis or dissertation bound, bring your printed materials to the Binding Services Office (Room 020) at Cudahy Library or the Circulation Desk at Lewis Library (Binding Services will not print the materials for you).

Traditional Binding

Below is the information you’ll need to place your traditional hardcover binding order.

Your Information

Name, Email, Phone

Thesis/Dissertation Information

Author Name, Title, Abbreviated Title (for book spine), Degree, Year, Month, Number of Copies ($25 per copy), and Cover Color Choice.

Choices for cover color:

• Cost: $25 per volume (Payment is due at drop-off, in cash or check written out to Loyola University Chicago).
• Turnaround: 5-7 weeks
• Pickup: Finished copies may be picked up at the Cudahy Library Circulation Desk on the Lake Shore Campus, or they can be sent through intercampus mail to any Loyola departmental office or library (The Bindery does not ship off-campus).

Documents and payment can be dropped off at either:

If no one is available in the Bindery, you may drop off your copies (no payments) at the Cudahy Circulation Desk. Please include a note with your daytime phone number.