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EThOS: progress towards an electronic thesis service for the UK.

Russell, Jill (2006) EThOS: progress towards an electronic thesis service for the UK. Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community, 19 (1). pp. 32-36. ISSN 1475-3308

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Identification Number/DOI: 10.1629/1932

Abstract

The EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Service) project is building on previous e-thesis (or EDT) initiatives, and co-ordinating the work of some of the key players in the UK to develop a service for finding, accessing and archiving digital copies of Doctoral theses produced in UK higher education institutions. Key issues for the project are the development of a sound financial basis for a successful service, the provision of advice needed by authors and university staff on handling intellectual property rights, and protecting legitimate needs for confidentiality. EThOS will also establish workable and standards-based procedures for populating e-thesis repositories with current and retrospectively-acquired digital versions of theses and associated metadata. These developments must also fit with universities’ own internal administrative arrangements and regulations. The project aims to deliver an e-thesis infrastructure that is both technically and financially sustainable, together with a full supporting toolkit of guidance, standards and procedures.

Type of Work:Article
School/Faculty:Corporate Services
Department:Information Services
Date:March 2006
Projects:EThOS
Subjects:Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Funders:Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
Copyright Holders:Jill Russell
ID Code:629
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