University of TasmaniaUniversity of Tasmania

Tasmania, AustraliaTasmania, Australia

Arthur.Sale@utas.edu.auArthur.Sale@utas.edu.au

Professor Arthur Sale

Unifying ETD with Unifying ETD with Open Access RepositoriesOpen Access Repositories

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Key messagesKey messages

Universities worldwide failing to meet ETD Universities worldwide failing to meet ETD responsibilities, including Australiaresponsibilities, including Australia

Slow reaction to digital convergenceSlow reaction to digital convergence

ETD collections are due for retirementETD collections are due for retirement

Train PhDs in research disseminationTrain PhDs in research dissemination

Empower the contributors/authorsEmpower the contributors/authors

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Public MoneyPublic Money

While a PhD thesis may have achieved its While a PhD thesis may have achieved its purpose in gaining a degree, burying the purpose in gaining a degree, burying the research result only in a paper collection research result only in a paper collection is indefensible.is indefensible.

Almost every thesis is generated elec-Almost every thesis is generated elec-tronically, so lodging it is easy for the tronically, so lodging it is easy for the candidate/graduate. candidate/graduate.

Most PhD theses if not all are publicly Most PhD theses if not all are publicly funded.funded.

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When and how?When and how?

At the time of lodging the paper copy for At the time of lodging the paper copy for Library cataloguingLibrary cataloguing

Restrictions on access may apply if Restrictions on access may apply if appropriate, but still the copy should be appropriate, but still the copy should be lodged and mounted on the repository so lodged and mounted on the repository so the abstract etc can be visible and the abstract etc can be visible and indexedindexed

Exemptions (eg Fine Arts) by applicationExemptions (eg Fine Arts) by application

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Why not?Why not?

Laziness and apathyLaziness and apathy

‘‘We haven’t done this before’We haven’t done this before’

‘‘Let’s wait until DETYA requires it’Let’s wait until DETYA requires it’

‘‘This will involve the Library in more work’This will involve the Library in more work’

‘‘Who knows, it may impact on the Who knows, it may impact on the graduate’s chance of publishing graduate’s chance of publishing something out of the thesis’something out of the thesis’

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Special Collection?Special Collection?

In paper-based libraries, theses are only In paper-based libraries, theses are only authorized/published by the universityauthorized/published by the university

They are precious in that copies/reprints They are precious in that copies/reprints are not available (so seldom loaned, but are not available (so seldom loaned, but equally seldom accessed)equally seldom accessed)

The collection is part of the University’s QA The collection is part of the University’s QA portfolioportfolio

They have archival valueThey have archival value

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Digital ConvergenceDigital Convergence

Most research publications are basically Most research publications are basically written digitally, including theseswritten digitally, including theses

The differences do not warrant The differences do not warrant differentiation: differentiation: – duplication is not an issue duplication is not an issue – archiving is absorbed into a larger strategy archiving is absorbed into a larger strategy – access globally is easyaccess globally is easy– authority can rest with university as publisherauthority can rest with university as publisher– QA needs are enhancedQA needs are enhanced

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Open Access Integration!Open Access Integration!

All digital objects should be in the same All digital objects should be in the same open access repositoryopen access repository

Feasibility established (available for Eprints, Feasibility established (available for Eprints, DSpace on request)DSpace on request)

Archiving, open access, management, costs Archiving, open access, management, costs all reducedall reduced

Bibliometric information can be derived, Bibliometric information can be derived, also value-addingalso value-adding

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Researcher trainingResearcher training

Getting PhD candidates to archive their Getting PhD candidates to archive their papers as their candidature proceeds papers as their candidature proceeds training to be a researcher training to be a researcher

Transition to thesis access easy and Transition to thesis access easy and naturalnatural

Even for ICT illiterate or OA-ignorant Even for ICT illiterate or OA-ignorant candidates, introduction to open access candidates, introduction to open access at thesis time assists in generic skills at thesis time assists in generic skills acquisitionacquisition

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EmpowermentEmpowerment

Has anyone read my thesis?Has anyone read my thesis?

Where were they from?Where were they from?

How did they find it?How did they find it?

Did it have a research impact?Did it have a research impact?

Is this a good area to keep working on?Is this a good area to keep working on?

Can I find collaborators to work with in Can I find collaborators to work with in future?future?

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Let’s go interactive!Let’s go interactive!

Some URLs:Some URLs:

UTas UTas http://eprints.comp.utas.edu.au:81/http://eprints.comp.utas.edu.au:81/

UniMelb UniMelb http://eprints.unimelb.edu.au/ADT/http://eprints.unimelb.edu.au/ADT/

ADTP ADTP http://adt.caul.edu.au/http://adt.caul.edu.au/

IAR IAR http://archives.eprints.org/eprints.php?actionhttp://archives.eprints.org/eprints.php?action=home&country=au=home&country=au

ARROW ARROW http://arrow.edu.au/http://arrow.edu.au/

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Questions?Questions?

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Contact:Contact: Arthur.Sale@utas.edu.auArthur.Sale@utas.edu.au