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| Title: | EThOS is LIVE, and is opening access to UK theses! |
| Authors: | Anthony Troman
Tracy Kent
Simon Bevan
Susan Copeland |
| Creation Date: | 10-Jun-2009 |
| Issue Date: | 30-Mar-2010 |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh, University Library System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA http://conferences.library.pitt.edu/ocs/
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| Place: | Pittsburgh, USA |
| Abstract: | Objective:
The UK's national Electronic Thesis Online Service (EThOS), launched in January 2009 and has already significantly increased access to UK theses.
The aims of the EThOS project were:
* To offer a 'single point of access' where researchers the world over can access ALL UK doctoral theses
* To support HEIs through the transition from print to e-theses (enhancing procedural infrastructures and improving national workflows of electronic theses)
* To expand available content by digitising paper theses
* To demonstrate the quality of UK research and help attract students and research investment into UK HE
Methods:
A collaborative project between a representative group of UK Higher Education Institutions and The British Library, with financial support from publicly funded bodies including the JISC, Research Libraries UK and the partners.
Results
* A live, national service to make ALL UK theses available to researchers anywhere in the world
* A support infrastructure including the EThOS Toolkit - an online resource packed with useful information and guidance, plus a help desk and information point
* 92 signed up UK institutions (at Feb 19, 2009 - and growing)
* 11,300 paper theses digitised by the UK Thesis Digitisation
Conclusions:
The presentation will describe the project and demonstrate the service and supporting infrastructure. We will highlight the lessons learned along the way including:
* How NOT to launch a service
* How to launch a service
* Open Access pros and cons
* IPR issues
* Impact on the Institutions
* Ongoing Advocacy Activities |
| Citation: | In Proceedings of Twelfth Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations |
| URI: | http://conferences.library.pitt.edu/ocs/viewabstract.php?id=716&cf=7 |
| Appears in Collections: | ETD 2009
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