Kimberly Douglas, Betsy Coles, George Porter, Eric Van de Velde: Taking the Plunge: Requiring the ETD
Taking the Plunge: Requiring the ETD
Kimberly Douglas
Betsy Coles
George Porter
Eric Van de Velde

California Institute of Technology

kdouglas@caltech.edu

MC 1-43, Pasadena, CA 91125

http://library.caltech.edu

Keywords:
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Abstract

It made sense for Caltech, the California Institute of Technology (a private, technically focused, U.S. university, http://www.caltech.edu), to go electronic when it comes to theses. It took, however, more than three years: From March 1999 when Prof. Ed Fox of the Virginia Technical University spoke at Caltech to July 2002 when ETDs became required for all PhD candidates. How was it done and what are the lessons learned?


Table of Contents

Front pageTaking the Plunge: Requiring the ETD
1 Introduction
2 Phase One: Voluntary Submission of the ETD
2.1Preparation
2.2Experience
3 Phase Two: Requiring the ETD
3.1Preparation
3.2Experience
4 Conclusion


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