Managing and Improving Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Programs (eBook)

A Practical Guide for Librarians

Matthew C. Mariner (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
136 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-0101-8 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

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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.

Autor

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.

Inhalt

Chapter 4. Retrospective Thesis and Dissertations DigitizationChapter 5. Capstones, Projects, and Other Unique FormatsChapter 6. Enhancing ETD Collections and Preparing for the FutureChapter 7 Essential Takeaways

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.1.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Practical Guides for Librarians
• Zusatzinfo: 35 Illustrations including: - 27 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 8 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• Schlagworte: electronic records • Graduate Programs • writing a thesis
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-0101-7 / 1538101017
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-0101-8 / 9781538101018