scholarly journals Using the Harvesting Method to Submit ETDs into ProQuest

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marielle Veve
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Global Database ◽  
Harvesting Method ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Open Archives ◽  
Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Open Archives Initiative

The following case study describes an academic library’s recent experience implementing the harvesting method to submit electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) into the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database (PQDT). In this lesser-known approach, ETDs are deposited first in the institutional repository (IR), where they get processed, to be later harvested for free by ProQuest through the IR’s Open Archives Initiative (OAI) feed. The method provides a series of advantages over some of the alternative methods, including students’ choice to opt-in or out from ProQuest, better control over the embargo restrictions, and more customization power without having to rely on overly complicated workflows. Institutions interested in adopting a simple, automated, post-IR method to submit ETDs into ProQuest, while keeping the local workflow, should benefit from this method. 

scholarly journals Reference Rot in the Repository: A Case Study of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) in an Academic Library

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mia Massicotte ◽  
Kathleen Botter
Keyword(s):  
Random Sample ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Stimulate Action ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Doctoral Dissertations ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

<p><em>This study </em><em>examine</em><em>s</em><em> ETDs deposited during the period 2011-2015 in </em><em>an </em><em>institutional repository, to determine the degree to which </em><em>the documents </em><em>suffer from reference rot, that is, linkrot plus content drift. The</em><em> authors</em><em> converted and examined 664 doctoral dissertations in total, extracting 11,437 links, finding overall </em><em>that </em><em>77% of links </em><em>were </em><em>active, and 23% exhibited linkrot.  A stratified random sample of 49 ETDs </em><em>was performed which </em><em>produced 990 active links, which were then checked for content drift based on mementos found in the Wayback Machine.  Mementos were found for 77% of links, and approximately half of these, 492 of 990, exhibited content drift. The results serve to emphasize not only the necessity of broader awareness of this problem, but also to stimulate action on the preservation front.   </em></p>

scholarly journals The Brazilian electronic theses and dissertations digital library: providing open access for scholarly information

2006 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sílvia Barcellos Southwick
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Research Centers ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Metadata Standard ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Open Archives ◽  
Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Paper Address

This paper describes a project led by the Instituto Brasileiro de Informações em Ciência e Tecnologia (Ibict), a government institution, to build a national digital library for electronic theses and dissertations - Bibliteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações (BDTD). The project has been a collaborative effort among Ibict, universities and other research centers in Brazil. The developers adopted a system architecture based on the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) in which universities and research centers act as data providers and Ibict as a service provider. A Brazilian metadata standard for electronic theses and dissertations was developed for the digital library. A toolkit including open source package was also developed by Ibict to be distributed to potential data providers. BDTD has been integrated with the international initiative: the Networked Digital Library of Thesis and Dissertation (NDLTD). Discussions in the paper address various issues related to project design, development and management as well as the role played by Ibict. Conclusions highlight some important lessons learned to date and challenges for the future in expanding the BDTD project.

scholarly journals Possibilities of networked electronic theses in Japan

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 375-386
Author(s):  
Makoto Shuto ◽  
Takayuki Manaka ◽  
Satoshi Nakayama ◽  
Hideki Uchijima
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
One Stop ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Metadata Harvesting ◽  
Open Archives ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate/explore the possibilities of nationwide networked electronic theses in Japan. Design/methodology/approach – The main points of the revised degree regulations, the activities of related organizations corresponding to the revised degree regulations, and the future direction of networked electronic theses which can be realized due to the network of institutional repositories are described and explained. Findings – In Japan, following the revision of the degree regulations, nationwide electronic thesis networks will be formed, which are rarely observed in other countries, and an infrastructure will be constructed, by which institutional repositories in Japan can be harvested by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. A well-established community of institutional repositories has enabled this achievement to take place. Originality/value – Very few national laws and regulations oblige a person who has been conferred a doctorate to publicize the thesis through the internet. There are only a few countries where the standard for metadata was established and metadata harvesting using the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting is being performed, providing one-stop services through portal sites. Therefore, this case study on the possibilities of nationwide networked electronic theses attributable to policies and the innovations of the repository network in Japan can provide useful information not only for persons in charge of digitizing dissertations but also for those concerned about open access generally.

scholarly journals A Case Study of ETD Metadata Remediation at the University of Houston Libraries

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Santi Thompson ◽  
Xiping Liu ◽  
Albert Duran ◽  
Anne Washington
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
University Of Houston ◽  
Metadata Quality ◽  
Version 2.0 ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
The University ◽  
Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Future Plans

This paper provides a case study on remediating electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) metadata at the University of Houston Libraries. The authors provide an overview of the team’s efforts to revise existing ETD metadata in its institutional repository as part of their commitment to aligning ETD records with the Texas Digital Library Descriptive Metadata Guidelines for Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Version 2.0 (TDL guidelines, version 2). The paper reviews the existing literature on metadata quality and ETD metadata practices, noting how their case study adds one of the first documented cases of ETD metadata remediation. The metadata upgrade process is described, with close attention to the tools and workflows developed to complete the remediation. The authors conclude the paper with a discussion of lessons learned, the project’s limitations, future plans, and the emerging needs of metadata remediation work.

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.

ETD: total cost of ownership – collecting, archiving and providing access

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 250-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Han
Keyword(s):  
Total Cost Of Ownership ◽  
Current Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Cost Of Ownership ◽  
University Of Arizona ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
The University ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a case study of total cost of ownership (TOC) for Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD). Only few articles have been published to discuss the costs associated with repository and/or theses and dissertations (TD). Design/methodology/approach – The paper first provides literature reviews in costs associated with repository and TD. By using the DCC life cycle model, the author presents costs for each actionable category: create or receive, appraise & select, ingest, preservation action, store, access, use and reuse and transform. The paper presents four TOCs to illustrate the changes of TOCs from 2005 to current time. Findings – The paper gives one case study of the TOCs for ETD over the years, and illustrates how the University lowered the TOCs. The current ETD's TOC is on a par with these costs of two other studies published related to repository titles. The TOC has been decreased from the traditional paper-based TD of $75 per title to ETD of $69 in 2005. By removing the ProQuest processing fee of $55, the TOC decreased to $14.37 in 2010. The TOC is currently $6.33 per title after the ETD collection was migrated to the University of Arizona repository. Research limitations/implications – Readers shall be aware that there are no “transform” and little “preservation action” tasks performed. The current cost of “transform” is $0 due to the nature of ETD of its rigid format requirements, Originality/value – The paper fulfills the need to study costs associated with repository titles, especially ETD titles. It also provide a way to estimate costs for institutions planning to start ETD collections.

scholarly journals Leveraging Author-Supplied Metadata, OAI-PMH, and XSLT to Catalog ETDs: A Case Study at a Large Research Library

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Robinson ◽  
Jeff Edmunds ◽  
Stephen C. Mattes
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Research Library ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Harvesting Process ◽  
Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Digital Assets ◽  
Large Research

Most academic theses and dissertations are now born-digital assets (i.e., electronic theses and dissertations). As such, they often coexist with author-supplied metadata that has the potential for being repurposed and enhanced to facilitate discovery and access in an online environment. The authors describe the evolution of the electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD) cataloging workflow at a large research library, from the era of print to the present day, with emphasis on the challenges and opportunities of harvesting author-supplied metadata for cataloging ETDs. The authors provide detailed explanations of the harvesting process, creating code for the metadata transformations, loading records, and quality assurance procedures.

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