Managing and Improving Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Programs: A Practical Guide for Librarians(Practical Guides for Librarians)

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: ·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.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. The Foundations of ETD Management Chapter 2. Establishing an ETD Collecting Program Chapter 3. Authors’ Rights in ETDs Chapter 4. Retrospective Thesis and Dissertations Digitization Chapter 5. Capstones, Projects, and Other Unique Formats Chapter 6. Enhancing ETD Collections and Preparing for the Future Chapter 7 Essential Takeaways

About the Author :
Matthew C. Mariner is the digital collections manager at Auraria Library, a tri-institutional academic library serving the University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and Community College of Denver all on one campus in downtown Denver, Colorado. He specializes in audiovisual digitization, ETD management, and the collection, digitization, and dissemination of undergraduate and non-traditional theses and dissertations.

Review :
. . . 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. This book provides a coherent and practical guide to electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD) and related program implementation and repository collection management to enhance scholarly communications at colleges and universities. It includes comprehensive discussions on born-digital and retrospective digitization projects, scope and types of collections, campus outreach, logistics, author rights, institutional responsibilities, academic publishing trends, repository systems and services, resource management, standards and preservation. This well-documented text offers relevant real-world examples and illustrations as well as sources for further assistance. Written in easily digestible sections, this invaluable and timely resource will be appreciated by novice as well as veteran librarians, graduate school administrators and information technologists. Managing and Improving Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Programs, by Matthew C. Mariner, is a must have for the reference shelves of prospective, new or even well-established Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETDs) programs. ETD’s have been around for 20 years but that does not make them easy to establish, manage or improve. With chapter topics including authors’ rights, retrospective digitization and capstone projects, anyone involved in any phase of an ETD program would benefit from owning a copy of this resource.