Managing and Improving Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Programs
A Practical Guide for Librarians
By (author) Matthew C. Mariner
Publication date:
04 January 2018Length of book:
136 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9781538101001
Managing and Improving Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Programs: A Practical Guide for Librarians presents strategies for collecting and managing both traditional and non-traditional theses and terminal projects.
This guide covers:
In relaying these topics this guide provides readers with illustrated project workflows, real-world case studies, project starters for non-traditional theses, tips and advice on authors’ rights, and helpful resources for further study and assistance. With these tools and more, readers of this book will have what they need to successfully navigate the world of electronic theses and dissertations.
This guide covers:
- Collecting and managing traditional ETDs
- Beginning and managing retrospective digitization projects;
- Improving the usability of current ETD programs
- Addressing complex and unique non-traditional theses and capstones and maximizing their accessibility
- Incorporating ETD collections into broader plans for marketing digital repositories.
In relaying these topics this guide provides readers with illustrated project workflows, real-world case studies, project starters for non-traditional theses, tips and advice on authors’ rights, and helpful resources for further study and assistance. With these tools and more, readers of this book will have what they need to successfully navigate the world of electronic theses and dissertations.
. . . I would recommend this guide for library and information science collections. As the art of managing ETD programs matures within academic libraries, this book usefully covers some established best practices. After about five years of managing ETDs myself, I came away with new ideas about moving past some of the stumbling blocks in our program. With very few existing monographs on the topic, Mariner has made an important contribution to the literature.