Open AccessElectronic theses: their production, management and use.
Author(s) -
Susan Copeland
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
library and information research/library and information research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2752-7336
pISSN - 1756-1086
DOI - 10.29173/lirg321
Subject(s) - work (physics) , production (economics) , digital library , order (exchange) , library science , electronic library , value (mathematics) , engineering management , computer science , business , engineering , mechanical engineering , art , literature , poetry , machine learning , economics , macroeconomics , finance
This article presents the findings of a research visit to
the USA which was undertaken, in 1998, to assess the
production, management and use of electronic theses at
Virginia Polytechnic lnstitute and State University
(Virgin ia Tech.).The activities there, and the achievements
of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and
Dissertations (NDLTD) project, are contrasted with the
efforts of the UniversityTheses Online Group (UTOG)
in the UK. A year on from the visit, the electronic theses
at VirginiaTech. are being consulted more than before. ln
contrast, in the UK, interest still appears to be limited.
This article aims to demonstrate the value of producing
theses in electronic format, to discuss what is required in
order to achieve an acceptance of electronic theses,and
to encourage further work in this area.