West Virginia University

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

What is the situation?

• Universities generate substantial basic and

• applied research• Documented in theses and

dissertations• Only some research revealed in

scholarly journal articles• Traditional theses and dissertations

unused

What is the long- term vision? ETDs are rich hypermedia works Graduate education more

effective; andstudents more productive

Universities publish university research

Faster and better knowledge and technology transfer

What are we doing ? Improving content and availability with

technology Educating future scholars to publish

effectively using digital libraries Helping students be more creative in

theirScholarship

Providing easy and widely available accessto information

NDLTD’s RoleNetworked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations Consortium

• Provide Implementation Support• Networking University Communities• Federated Searching• Consortium Research and Development:

Commitment to the Future• What should its role be in the future?

78 NDLTD University MembersAir University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama Marshall University University of GeorgiaAustralian National University Miami University of Ohio University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada)Baylor University Michigan Tech University of Hawaii at ManoaBiblioteca de Catalunya Nanyang Technological U.( Singapore) University of IowaBrigham Young University National U. of Singapore University of KentuckyCalifornia Institute of Technology Naval Postgraduate School University of MaineChinese University of Hong Kong North Carolina State University University of Melbourne (Australia)Chungnam National U., Dept of CS (S. Korea) Pennsylvania State University University of New South Wales (Australia)City University, London (UK) Rhodes University (South Africa) University of North TexasClemson University Rochester Institute of Technology University of OklahomaCollege of William and Mary Shanghai Jiao Tong University University of Pisa (Italy)Concordia University (Illinois) St. Petersburg Tech. U. (Russia) University of QueenslandCurtin University of Technology (Australia) Univ. de las Américas P. (México) University of South FloridaDarmstadt University of Technology Univ. Politec. de Valencia (Spain) University of Sydney (Australia)East Carolina University Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleEast Tennesse State University Universitat d'Alacant University of Tennessee, MemphisFlorida Institute of Technology Universitat de Barcelona University of Texas at AustinFlorida International University Universitat de Girona University of VirginiaFreie Universität Berlin (Germany) Universitat de Lleida University of Waterloo (Canada)George Washington University Universitat Oberta de Catalunya University of Wisconsin- MadisonGerhard Mercator Universitat Duisburg (Germany) Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya Vanderbilt UniversityGriffith University (Australia) Universitat Pompeu Fabra Virginia TechGyeongsang National University, Chinju (S. Korea) Universitat Rovira i Virgili West Virginia UniversityHumboldt- Universität zu Berlin Université Laval (Québec, Canada) Western Michigan UniversityIndian Institute of Technology, Bombay Univ. of Colorado, Health Sci. Ctr. Wilfrid Laurier University

(Ontario, Canada)University of Florida Worcester Polytechnic Institute

ETD Program Web Tour

WVU (click at left to go there)

WVU Team Collaboration

• Office of Academic Affairs (Provost)• Office of Graduate Education• ETD Task Force (planning &

administration)• Academic Computing (student technical

support, archiving)• University Libraries (submissions review,

cataloging)

Collection Maintenance

• WVU Academic Computing• Server and maintenance: Dell 20 GB hard

drive, Windows NT OS, programming, redundant archiving routines

• University Libraries• Microfilming / digital archiving

Education

• Academic Computing• ETD Document Preparation and Conversion

• Consultation

• Workshops

• Web Resources

• University Libraries• ETD Program Overview and Submissions Process

• Consultation

• Graduate Seminars

• Web Resources

Case Study: WVU Profile

• Paper Thesis and Dissertation Circulation (Pre-ETD)

• Monthly ETD Accesses • ETDs Accessed • Most Popular ETD • ETD Searches & Browses• Total Number of ETDs in Collection • Web Distribution Type • Format Types in Collection • Number of Submissions per Year

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Web Distribution of WVU ETDs:1999-2000

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Realities of Digital Publishing

• Student Publishing Concerns• Most publishers say: “Campus-Only” Web

distribution of ETD is fine

• University Tenure Systems and Digital Publishing• Digital publishing is beginning to be

recognized for basis of granting tenure and promotion to university faculty

Positive Outcomes from ETD Implementation at WVU

• Heightened sense of awareness on campus of the profound effects of information technology

• Rapid Technology Transfer:• Transforming West Virginia’s economy• Providing research access to the world

WVU ETD Web Resources

• http://www.wvu.edu/~thesis/• http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/theses/index.htm• http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/thesis.htm• http://www.ndltd.org

WVU ETDs

Unlocking Access to Graduate Education

Compiled by:John H. HagenWVU ETD Task ForceJhagen2@wvu.edu

Adapted from presentation delivered at the Third International Symposium on Electronic Theses and DissertationsSpring 2000