Electronic theses and dissertations for Indian universities : a framework
(2004) Electronic theses and dissertations for Indian universities : a framework. In Murthy, T. A. V., Eds. Proceedings 2nd PLANNER-2004, pp. 65-70, Imphal (India).
Full text available as: |
Abstract
Digital libraries of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) offer an alternative to this waste of valuable academic scholarship and offer researchers and University Libraries in India opportunities to explore the possibilities electronic publishing trend in academic sector. The emergence of UGC Infonet, the aspiring and dream project of University Grants Commission, which also aims at Content Creation by Indian Academic Sector, will definitely boost this idea The idea of E- Theses and Dissertations (ETD) is coming up in International scenario, which can be easily located, readily accessible and delivered over the web. While describing a framework for Indian Universities to go zbout with creating their own Institutional Repositories of Theses and Dissertations, the paper also high lighten the Formats, Software and copyright issues related to ETD archiving. It suggests DSpace as the software.
| Keywords: | Institutional Repositories, electronic theses and dissertations |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HP. e-resources. H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HB. Gray literature. H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HS. Repositories. |
| ID Code: | 5656 |
| Deposited By: | Vijayakumar, J. K. |
| Deposited On: | 19 February 2006 |
| All fields: | Show all fields |
Archive Staff Only: edit this record