scholarly journals Adoption of institutional repositories for electronic theses and dissertations projects in Zimbabwe’s public academic libraries

2021 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mass Masona Tapfuma ◽  
Ruth Geraldine Hoskins
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

Status of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) in Academic Libraries in Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-108
Author(s):  
Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita ◽  
Rexwhite Tega Enakrire ◽  
Masimba Clyde Muziringa
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Important Data ◽  
The World ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

Globally, electronic thesis and dissertations (ETDs) are deposited within the institutional and national repository portals and related databases. The purpose was to increase visibility of research output, and preserve and manage knowledge sharing among scholars. The growth of ETDs throughout the world has transformed the scholarly communication landscape and Zimbabwe is no exception in this revolution. ETDs are important data sets for research and socio-economic development, such that, their creation, coordination and management in academic institution should not be undermined. The article explores how ETDs have transformed scholarly research through knowledge sharing. The article highlighted the experiences of academic institutions in creating and developing ETD's in Zimbabwe. The study makes recommendations to enhance ETD's culture in academic libraries in Zimbabwe.

Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) in India: a comparative study

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalini Ramdas Lihitkar ◽  
R.S. Lihitkar
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to know the institutions who are developing electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) in India, and to compare the ETDs in India based on a predetermined parameter. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology used for this research paper was a descriptive method. The institutional web sites were browsed and searched to collect the data. A relevant literature review was also carried out to describe the current status and other relevant information. Findings – Institutional repositories are a concept gaining movement today. India is moving ahead in this direction and major education and research institutes have already created their own institutional repositories. In analysis and findings, a detailed report of the analysis of data collection and its subsequent interpretations are given. Practical implications – If anybody would like to develop ETDs they can this overview of all the previous developed ETDs in India. It will be helpful for planning, developing and implementing new ETDs. Originality/value – This type of research study has not made till now. It is very important to study current and different types of ETD projects in India and its status. The study of special subject repositories is important for the students, scholars and researchers as well as for the LIS professionals.

scholarly journals ETDs, NDLTD, and open access: a 5S perspective

2006 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Fox ◽  
Seungwon Yang ◽  
Seonho Kim
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Electronic Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Key Participants ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

Worldwide initiatives toward digital library (DL) support for electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), facilitated by the work of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), are a key part of the move toward open access. When all graduate students learn to use openly available ETDs, and have experience with authoring and submission in connection with their own research results, it will be easy for them to continue these efforts through other contributions to open access. When all universities support ETD activities, they will be key participants in institutional repositories and open access, and will have engaged in discussion and infrastructure development supportive of further open access activities. Understanding of open access also can be facilitated through modeling of all of these efforts using the 5S framework, considering the key aspects of DL development: Societies, Scenarios, Spaces, Structures, and Streams.

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