- Digitizing Scholarship for its Own Sake
Article discussing the trend toward requiring electronic versions of graduate theses and dissertations (ETDs) in U.S. universities.
www.press.umich.edu/jep/03-02/etd.html
- UNESCO Clearing House on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)
Electronic thesis and dissertation policy clearinghouse from UNESCO, featuring database of institutions, experts, and materials supporting and disseminating ETDs.
dbs.bbf.dipf.de/unesco
- UNESCO Electronic Theses and Dissertations
U.N. Project for worldwide access to electronic dissertations and graduate theses, in order to share scientific research internationally. Read about UNESCO guidelines, technology, and pilot projects for ETDs.
portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=1580&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201....
- OCLC Electronic Theses and Dissertations Project
Research project focusing on creating metadata for electronic thesis and dissertation projects, using the Open Archives Initiative's Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH). From the OCLC.
www.oclc.org/research/projects/etd/default.htm
- Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Merging Perspectives
Article about the need for new cataloging guidelines to cope with electronic dissertations and graduate theses.
scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/GailsCCQarticle.html
- National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, A
Article proposing the creation of a digital library holding a version of every graduate thesis and dissertation published in the U.S. From D-Lib Magazine.
www.dlib.org/dlib/september96/theses/09fox.html
- Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
Digital library organization dedicated to electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) worldwide. Includes searchable catalog, how to set up ETD programs, how to create and locate ETDs, and current research in academic digital libraries.
www.theses.org
- Intellectual Property and Electronic Theses
Briefing paper on the legal issues involved in converting paper-based theses into digital format. From JISC Legal.
www.jisclegal.ac.uk/publications/ethesesandrew.htm
- Colloquy: Digital Dissertations
Essay and discussion about the pros and cons of electronic graduate theses and dissertations. From the Chronicle of Higher Education.
chronicle.com/colloquy/98/thesis/thesis.htm
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