scholarly journals The doctoral dissertation and scholarly communication: Adapting to changing publication practices among graduate students

2018 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxanne Shirazi
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Doctoral Dissertation ◽  
Copyright Transfer ◽  
Graduate Research ◽  
Future Publication ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

When I first began working with electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), the conversation in libraries appeared to revolve around open access and publication embargoes. It seemed to me that the primary task for scholarly communication librarians in this area was to broaden access to graduate research while protecting future publication opportunities for individual authors. As graduate students begin to publish earlier in their careers, the relationship between the doctoral dissertation and scholarly publishing is evolving. Many students now include their own previously published work in a dissertation, requiring instruction in publication contracts and copyright transfer agreements at the point of submission to the graduate school.

scholarly journals ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
Alissa A. Droog
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Subject Categories ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global is the world's largest multidisciplinary database for electronic theses and dissertations. The database contains over 5 million citations and 2.7 million full text works. The intuitive platform is specially designed for finding dissertations and theses with search fields for specific institutions, advisors, and subject categories. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global is useful for current graduate students in any discipline to see samples of other dissertations and theses in their field, for researchers to find the most recent research on a particular topic, and for conducting research on theses and dissertations as a genre.

Development of the Online Repository of Theses and Dissertations of the University of Cebu – Graduate School Library (ucGSLIB)

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
AAHRON M. DINAUANAO
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
School Library ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Experimental Designs ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The University ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

Library provides both printed and unprinted materials that contain informationbasic in today’sknowledge-basedsociety.The roleof the libraryis not lim-ited to the promotion of readership but also includes the promotion of interests of readers who are ready to embrace technological advancements brought aboutby the emerging technologies of the 21st century. These digital technologies havechanged the way the library materials are accessed, maintained, and preserved ina repository.  At the University of Cebu (UC), materials such as theses and dissertationsdone bythe graduate students arenot availableonline. Mostof the librarypatronshavedifficulty in locating these resources.The goal of this study was todevelopan online repositoryof theses and dissertationsof the UCGS . A combinationof descriptiveand quasi-experimental designs was used. Dataobtainedthroughquestionnaires,interviews,and content analysis wereused in systemconstruction.The researcherdesigned and developedthe online repositorythatadheresto the standardsfor database management, searchquery,user applicationinterface,and data integrity as tested byIT expertsand end-users. The researcherrecommendsthe deployment,promotionand maintenance of the ucGSlib.Keywords: ICT, electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD), institutional repository (IR),library, Graduate School, ucGSlib, descriptive design, Cebu City, Philippines

scholarly journals The Relationship between School/Department Rankings, Student Achievements, and Student Experiences: The Case of Psychology

10.28945/2095 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 019-037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doug Stenstrom ◽  
Mathew Curtis ◽  
Ravi Iyer
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
School Experience ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Student Achievements ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
The Relationship

What predicts academic success during graduate school? What are the experiences of graduate students in terms of happiness, stress level, relationships in the program, and feelings of autonomy/competence? Responses from 3,311 graduate students from all psychological disciplines in the US and Canada were collected to answer questions involving (1) the relationship between student-level variables and department/school rankings (US News & World Report, Carnegie Foundation, National Research Council), (2) the determinants of important student-level variables such as number of publications, posters, and life satisfaction, and (3) examining the variables year-by-year in the program to explain changes over time at different points in the graduate career. Results reveal the degree to which certain aspects of higher ranked departments/schools impact student achievements such as number of publications and teaching experience. The results also reveal a unique year-by-year progression including a consistent decrease of happiness for every year in graduate school. While the findings were collected in psychology, the answers to these questions may resonate with graduate students across disciplines that are experiencing similar forces that characterize the graduate school experience. The results can also inform current conversations about the direction of higher education and the value of the graduate school experience.

Status of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) in Academic Libraries in Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-108
Author(s):  
Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita ◽  
Rexwhite Tega Enakrire ◽  
Masimba Clyde Muziringa
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Important Data ◽  
The World ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

Globally, electronic thesis and dissertations (ETDs) are deposited within the institutional and national repository portals and related databases. The purpose was to increase visibility of research output, and preserve and manage knowledge sharing among scholars. The growth of ETDs throughout the world has transformed the scholarly communication landscape and Zimbabwe is no exception in this revolution. ETDs are important data sets for research and socio-economic development, such that, their creation, coordination and management in academic institution should not be undermined. The article explores how ETDs have transformed scholarly research through knowledge sharing. The article highlighted the experiences of academic institutions in creating and developing ETD's in Zimbabwe. The study makes recommendations to enhance ETD's culture in academic libraries in Zimbabwe.

scholarly journals ETDs, NDLTD, and open access: a 5S perspective

2006 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Fox ◽  
Seungwon Yang ◽  
Seonho Kim
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Key Participants ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

Worldwide initiatives toward digital library (DL) support for electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), facilitated by the work of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), are a key part of the move toward open access. When all graduate students learn to use openly available ETDs, and have experience with authoring and submission in connection with their own research results, it will be easy for them to continue these efforts through other contributions to open access. When all universities support ETD activities, they will be key participants in institutional repositories and open access, and will have engaged in discussion and infrastructure development supportive of further open access activities. Understanding of open access also can be facilitated through modeling of all of these efforts using the 5S framework, considering the key aspects of DL development: Societies, Scenarios, Spaces, Structures, and Streams.

scholarly journals Do Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations Diminish Publishing Opportunities in the Sciences?

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 808-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa L. Ramírez ◽  
Gail McMillan ◽  
Joan T. Dalton ◽  
Ann Hanlon ◽  
Heather S. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Electronic Version ◽  
Science Journal ◽  
Faculty Advisors ◽  
Journal Editors ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Journal Policies ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

In academia, there is a growing acceptance of sharing the final electronic version of graduate work, such as a thesis or dissertation, in an online university repository. Though previous studies have shown that journal editors are willing to consider manuscripts derived from electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), faculty advisors and graduate students continue to raise concerns that online discoverability of ETDs negatively impact future opportunities to publish those findings. The current study investigated science journal policies on open access ETDs and found that more than half of the science journals responding (51.4%) reported that manuscripts derived from openly accessible ETDs are welcome for submission and an additional 29.1 percent would accept revised ETDs under certain conditions.

scholarly journals Drafting the Discourse Structures of the Graduate School Academic Colloquium

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-36
Author(s):  
Joan C. Ravago ◽  
Gina O. Gonong ◽  
Joel M. Torres
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Global Structure ◽  
Collective Goal ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

Using the data transcriptions from the communicative events obtained from four participating universities, 33 graduate students, and 26 panel of experts, this paper examines several colloquium events in the Philippines to identify any existing “global” structure of discourse categorized into semantic and schematic superstructures (van Dijk, 1980). Results show that the semantic macrostructure of a colloquium is reflective of its collective goal, and that the participants focus on the improvement of graduate students’ paper. In addition, the discourse of the colloquium has a stable schematic superstructure that is always followed in realizing the collaborative end of the colloquium. Each phase consists of both obligatory and optional features that define/reflect the institution’s identity and practice. Understanding these structures may help candidates of graduate school degrees surpass the challenging task of writing theses and dissertations with an advantage.

scholarly journals PhDepression: Examining How Graduate Research and Teaching Affect Depression in Life Sciences PhD Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. ar41
Author(s):  
Logan E. Gin ◽  
Nicholas J. Wiesenthal ◽  
Isabella Ferreira ◽  
Katelyn M. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
Graduate Teaching ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Graduate Research ◽  
Phd Programs

This interview study of 50 biology PhD students with depression examines how aspects of graduate teaching and research affect depression and how depression affects students’ experiences teaching and researching. This work identifies aspects of graduate school that PhD programs can target to improve mental health among graduate students.

scholarly journals Navigating Copyright in Electronic Theses and Dissertations

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gesina A. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

Graduate students completing an electronic thesis or dissertation (ETD) may encounter issues related to copyright, either their own or that held by others, at several points throughout the creation and submission of their ETD. Since ETDs are often hosted in an institutional repository or other online collection hosted by the library, library personnel involved in the process must be aware of these points of failure and understand the nuances of copyright with regard to reuse of materials, their institution’s policies governing student scholarship, and the policies of their institutional repository or online collection. This poster will review the relevant literature related to copyright and ETDs, outline the major junctures where librarians may contribute to copyright education for graduate students (and others), and offer suggestions for librarians seeking to engage with graduate students completing their ETDs.

scholarly journals Do Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations Diminish Publishing Opportunities in the Social Sciences and Humanities? Findings from a 2011 Survey of Academic Publishers

2013 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa L. Ramirez ◽  
Joan T. Dalton ◽  
Gail McMillan ◽  
Max Read ◽  
Nancy H. Seamans
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Faculty Advisors ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Journal Editors ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

An increasing number of higher education institutions worldwide are requiring submission of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) by graduate students and are subsequently providing open access to these works in online repositories. Faculty advisors and graduate students are concerned that such unfettered access to their work could diminish future publishing opportunities. This study investigated social sciences, arts, and humanities journal editors’ and university press directors’ attitudes toward ETDs. The findings indicate that manuscripts that are revisions of openly accessible ETDs are always welcome for submission or considered on a case-by-case basis by 82.8 percent of journal editors and 53.7 percent of university press directors polled.

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