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FAIR
ELECTRONIC
THESES
PROJECT AIMS
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
CONSORTIUM
MEMBERS
FINAL
REPORT
OTHER
UK
THESES PROJECTS
DAEDALUS
THESES
ALIVE!
EThOS
I.T.T
CONSORTIUM MEMBERS
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Phase
1: Electronic
Theses
- To identify
examples and recurrence of relevant
best practice which could be
adopted throughout the UK
information environment.
- To evaluate a
comprehensive selection of methods,
which are used internationally to
create, store, organise, manage and
access electronic theses.
- To liaise with
members of the 'DAEDALUS' and
'Theses Alive!' project teams to
ensure that there is co-ordination
within the E-Theses Cluster.
- To produce a
model, or models, of e-theses
production, which could be
recommended for converting
paper-based theses into digital
format.
- To produce a
model or models, of e-theses
production which could be
recommended for creating
born-digital theses in a format
that allows increased opportunities
for authors to express their
research in more dynamic and
media-rich ways.
- To produce a
set of guidelines for the storage,
organisation and management of the
above collections.
- To produce
models for access arrangements to
the above, taking into account the
advantages and disadvantages of
centralised, federated, distributed
or individual collections.
- To attend
relevant conferences and organise a
seminar for the purposes of
networking, sharing expertise and
disseminating research
findings.
Phase 2: Developing E-Theses in a
Service Environment
- To create an
e-theses repository hosted using
EPrints software
- To create an
e-theses repository hosted using DSpace
software
- To demonstrate the
integration of the above within
institutional WebPages
- To assess the
difference between the capabilities of
EPrints and DSpace archives from the
point of view of installation,
administration and usage.
- To identify
preferred methods of embedding
audio-visual resources and interactive
material within a single ETD file
- To identify
preferred methods of delivery of
e-theses at institutional and national
level
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