Newcomers Session ETD Tutorial for Rookies and Beginners: Program Implementation Issues and Responsibilities

The successful implementation of electronic thesis and dissertation programs on campus can at first seem to be a daunting task. The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations consortium will prove extremely helpful in assisting you through this process. Armed with a team of experts, the “Tutorial” session will introduce you to concepts such as the myriad of free resources available through the NDLTD, ETD implementation and political strategies, discussion of various models of home grown ETD systems and pre-packaged open source and commercial systems, the role of University libraries in ETD program implementation and archiving, as well as the usefulness of and approaches to consortia and networking to build ETD programs.