Managing and Improving Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Programs - A Practical Guide for Librarians

This book presents strategies for collecting and managing both traditional and non-traditional theses and terminal projects. It 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.

List 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.

Summary

This book presents strategies for collecting and managing both traditional and non-traditional theses and terminal projects. It 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.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew C Mariner, Matthew C. Mariner, Mariner Matthew C.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9781538101001
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0100-1
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Practical Guides for Librarians; Practical Guides for Librarian; Practical Guides for Librarian; Practical Guides for Librarians
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Life interpretation; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / Digital & Online Resources, electronic records, graduate programs, writing a thesis, Astrology, Library & Information Sciences, IT, Internet and electronic resources in libraries, electronic records;graduate programs;writing a thesis