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30thSeptember2004
LeadInstitution
TheRobertGordonUniversity
ProjectDirector
Dr.SusanCopeland
ProjectManager&
contactdetails
TheGeorginaScottSutherlandLibrary
GarthdeeRoad
Aberdeen,AB107QE
Tel.01224263453
e-mails.copeland@rgu.ac.uk
PartnerInstitutions
TheUniversityofAberdeen
CranfieldUniversity
TheUniversityofLondonLibrary
TheBritishLibrary
(TheUniversityofGlasgow–Workpackage6bonly)
ProjectWebURL
http:
//www.rgu.ac.uk/library/e-theses.htm
ProgrammeName(andnumber)
FAIRProgramme
ProgrammeManager
RachelBruce/BalviarNotay
Chapter2Document
DocumentTitle
ReportingPeriod
Author(s)&
projectrole
Dr.SusanCopeland:
ProjectManager
AndrewPenman:
ResearchAssistant
RichardMilne:
E-ServicesLibrarian
Date
31.01.05
Filename
RGU_Final_Report.doc
URL
Access
■ProjectandJISCinternal
■Generaldissemination
‘ElectronicTheses’Project
1stJuly2002–30thSeptember2004
ProjectManager
AndrewPenman
ResearchAssistant
RichardMilne
E-ServicesLibrarian
TableofContents
Acknowledgements
ExecutiveSummary
1.Background6
1.1.EarlyDevelopmentsintheUK6
1.2.TheInternationalContext6
2.AimsandObjectives7
2.1.Phase1AimsandObjectives7
2.2.Phase2AimsandObjectives7
3.Methodology9
3.1.OverallApproach9
3.2.DescriptionofMethodology9
4.Implementation11
4.1.Questionnaire11
4.2.SoftwareEvaluation11
4.3.MetadataSelection13
4.4.ProjectWebsite13
5.OutputandResults14
5.1.Technical14
5.1.1.Infrastructure15
5.1.2.Software15
5.1.3.Metadata16
5.2.LegalandAdministrative16
5.3.Cultural17
5.4.Dissemination18
6.Outcomes20
6.1.Value20
6.2.Impact21
6.3.TransferableAspects21
7.Conclusions22
8.Implications22
9.Recommendations23
10.References24
11.Appendices25
A.Glossary25
B.UKMetadataCore-set26
C.ConferencesandPublications28
The‘ElectronicTheses’projectwasfundedbyTheJointInformationSystemsCommittee(JISC)andwasundertakenaspartofthe‘FocusonAccesstoInstitutionalResources’(FAIR)Programme.
TheprojectwasledbyateamatTheRobertGordonUniversitycomprisingDr.SusanCopeland(ProjectManager),AndrewPenman(ResearchAssistant)andRichardMilne(E-ServicesLibrarian).
Thanksareduetotherepresentativesfromthefouroriginalpartnerinstitutions,andfromtheteamattheUniversityofGlasgowwhojoinedtheprojectforPhase2,fortheirinputandachievements.Thanksarealsoduetothe‘Thesesalive!
’projectteamattheUniversityofEdinburghfortheircollaborationandwillingnesstoshareexpertise.Assistanceandencouragementfromthefollowingindividualswasparticularlyappreciated:
AnthonyTromanandHeatherPorter(TheBritishLibrary)
ChristopherPresslerandEmmaRobinson(TheUniversityofLondonLibrary)
SimonBevan(CranfieldUniversity)
SheonaFarquharandChristineMiller(TheUniversityofAberdeen)
WilliamNixonandMoragGreig(né
eMackie)(TheUniversityofGlasgow)
JohnMacColl,Dr.TheoAndrewandRichardJones(TheUniversityofEdinburgh)
SupportfromJISCprovedinvaluableandtheopportunitytolearnfromotherprojectteamsatjointProgrammeeventsensuredthatduplicationofeffortwaskepttoaminimumandprojectoutputswereusedtomaximumeffect.
FeedbackontheuseofDSpacesoftwareasthebasisforanelectronicthesescollection/institutionalrepositorythroughtheorganisationoffocusgroupsbyProfessorDorothyWilliams,Dr.SimonBurnettandLindaWebsteratAberdeenBusinessSchoolprovidedausefulevaluationofthisaspectoftheprojectoutput.FeedbackfromtherepresentativesofHigherEducationinstitutionsandnationalorganisationswhoattendedthe‘ElectronicTheses’seminarsatSenateHouseinJanuary2004andTheBritishLibraryinSeptember2004alsoproveduseful.
TheprojectteamisgratefultomembersoftheNetworkedDigitalLibraryofThesesandDissertations(NDLTD)whohaveprovidedsupportandencouragement,aswellaspracticaladvice,fromtheirownexperiencesofintroducingtheconceptofelectronicthesesanddissertations.
The‘ElectronicTheses’ProjectwasfundedbytheJointInformationSystemsCommittee(JISC)aspartoftheFocusonAccesstoInstitutionalResources(FAIR)Programme.TheprojectwasledbyTheRobertGordonUniversityandsupportedbymembersoftheprojectconsortium:
TheBritishLibrary,TheUniversityofAberdeen,CranfieldUniversity,andTheUniversityofLondonLibrary.
Phase1oftheproject,whichtookplacefromJuly2002toJuly2004,aimed“toevaluateawiderangeofexistingpracticesandmethodsofe-thesesproduction,managementanduseagainstasetofcriteriainordertoproducerecommendedmodelsforusewithintheUKinformationenvironment”.Phase2oftheproject,whichtookplacefromOctober2003toSeptember2004andinvolvedrepresentativesfromthe‘Daedalus’projectatTheUniversityofGlasgow,aimedtotestmanyofthetheoreticalfindingsoftheprojectinaworkingenvironment.Fulldetailsoftheproject’saimsandobjectivesareavailableontheprojectwebsiteathttp:
Theprojectteammadeuseoftheworkrelatingtoe-thesesthathadbeenundertakenalreadyincountriessuchastheUSA,Canada,AustraliaandGermany(andpublicisedbythe‘NetworkedDigitalLibraryofThesesandDissertations’).ExamplesofbestpracticewereidentifiedandselectedmodelswereevaluatedwithaviewtoadoptingoradaptingthemforusewithintheUKinformationenvironment.Otherdevelopmentsofpotentialrelevance,suchastheemergenceofnewsoftware,werealsomonitored.
Followinganevaluationofvariouspiecesofsoftware(basedonthecriteriaofavailability,sustainability,interoperabilityandsuitability),‘DSpace’and‘EPrints’wererecommendedforusewhenestablishingane-thesescollection.Afterconsiderabledebate,theprojectteamreachedagreementonastandardsetofmetadataelementswhichareofkeyimportancewhendescribingthecontentofe-thesesrepositories.(Thismetadatacore-setcanbeviewedontheprojectwebsite).
Theprojectwebsitecontainsinformationonarangeofaspectsrelatingtotheproductionofe-thesesandthecreationofane-thesescollection.Recommendationsaremaderegardingtheapproachthatcouldbetakentowardsadvocacywork,detailsareprovidedabouthowuniversityregulationsmayhavetobechangedtoaccommodatee-theses,andasamplethesissubmissionformisavailable.Asampleworkflowdiagramhighlightsthestagesinvolvedintheprocessfromthesubmissionofane-thesistotheexaminationofthework.
Theprojectteamrecommendedthat,wherepossible,individualH.E.institutionsshouldcreatetheirowne-thesescollections(aspartof,orinparallelwith,anopenaccessinstitutionalrepositorythatalsocontainse-printsandotherresearchoutput).Theprojectalsorecommendedtheestablishmentofanationale-thesescollectionmaintainedbyTheBritishLibrary(whichwouldmeetarangeofneedsatnationallevel,includingissuesrelatingtopreservation).
1.Background
1.1EarlyDevelopmentsintheUK
Inrecentyears,accesstoabstracts,journalarticles,conferenceproceedingsandbookchaptersinelectronicformathavebecomecommonplace.Researchershavecometoexpectsimple,speedyaccesstoawiderangeofinformationfromanylocationatanytime.Expectationsrelatingtotheproductionanduseofthesesanddissertationshaveprovednoexceptiontotherule.
IntheUK,microfilmorpapercopiesofmostrecentdoctoralthesesarecurrentlyavailablethroughtheBritishLibrary’sBritishThesisServiceorfromindividualHigherEducationinstitutions.However,forsometimeithasbeenrecognisedthattheavailabilityofdigitalfulltextthesescouldimprovethissituationsignificantly.Inthemid1990s,theUniversityThesesOnlineGroup(UTOG)wasestablishedwithaviewtoencouragingsuchdevelopments.ThefindingsofaUTOGsurvey1(fundedbyTheBritishLibraryandJISC)confirmedthatdevelopmentsinthisareashouldbepursuedandin2001,onbehalfofUTOG,EdinburghUniversityLibrarycompletedane-thesespilotproject.TheworkundertakenbyUTOGsuggestedthat,infutureyears,anincreasingnumberofindividualsmightchoosetomaketheirthesesavailableelectronically,viatheweb,butthat,withoutsomedegreeofguidance,futuredevelopmentscouldbefragmentedandanopportunitytocreateanationalframeworkcouldbelost.
1.2TheInternationalContext
Asignificantnumberofuniversitiesinothercountrieshavemadedoctoralandmasterslevelthesesavailableindigitalformat,andorganisationssuchastheVirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity(VirginiaTech.)haveseenusagelevelsrisedramaticallyasaresult2.Asuniversitiesincreasinglyoperateatgloballevel,itisbecomingmoreimportantfortheresearchoutputofUKinstitutions,andtheworkofindividualUKscholars,tobepublicisedandmadeaccessibleinternationally.24/7accesstoPhDthesesproducedintheUKwouldmakeamajorcontributiontowardsthisgoal.Someindividualuniversities,theNetworkedDigitalLibraryofThesesandDissertations(NDLTD)3andUNESCO4haveproducedguidelinesandwebpagescontainingadviceaboutElectronicThesesandDissertations(ETDs),butthereisaconsiderableamountofvariationb
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