Subject: Next ALCTS E-Forum: Managing Electronic Theses and
Dissertations, Nov. 15-16
From: ALCTS-CE Announce <alcts.ce.announce_at_gmail.com>
Date: 11/7/2011 10:49 AM
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Managing Electronic Theses and Dissertations
November 15-16, 2011
Hosted by Holly Mercer and Jennifer Roper
Please join us for an e-forum discussion. Its free and open to everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.
Each day, sessions begin and end at:
Pacific: 7am 3pm
Mountain: 8am 4pm
Central: 9am 5pm
Eastern: 10am 6pm
Description
Electronic theses and dissertations have existed for well over a decade,
yet many institutions are still just beginning to work with this format.
Even those with an established program can struggle with policies and
workflows. Communication is a key component to a successful ETD program,
and the library, graduate office, and academic departments must work
together to establish procedures for managing ETDs. Whether using a
system based on ProQuest, DSpace, Fedora or any of a number of other
vendor or homegrown solutions, it can be difficult to tackle issues for
a workflow that truly does represent the intersection of scholarship,
university policies and library collecting.
Topics to be covered include:
ETD systems selection and use
Policy setting and enforcement
Student training and copyright education and guidance
Metadata and cataloging decision-making and workflows
Embargoes and open access policies
Possible efficiencies and cost savings (or inefficiencies and
expenditures!) introduced by an ETD program
Digitization of legacy print theses and dissertations
Holly Mercer is the head of Digital Services and Scholarly Communication
at Texas A&M University Libraries. She is responsible for the efforts of
a small team that promotes and provides support for the Texas A&M
Digital Repository and services of the Texas Digital Library, including
Vireo, the ETD submission and workflow management system. The unit works
to inform the Texas A&M research community about changes in scholarly
publishing, copyright, and the benefits of open access to research.
Jennifer Roper is the Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services at the
University of Virginia, and is currently leading a project to implement
an ETD workflow that results in theses and dissertations being deposited
in the library-managed institutional repository. In her previous
position at the University of Maryland, she worked on a team
administering ETDs in a DSpace environment.
*What is an e-forum?*
An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss
matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion
list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register
your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and
communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most
e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to
participate, but it's free. See a list of upcoming e-forums at:
http://bit.ly/upcomingeforum.
*To register:*
Instructions for registration are available at:
http://bit.ly/eforuminfo. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you
do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the email
list. Participation is free and open to anyone.
**Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee**
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