Susan Copeland: E-Theses Developments in the UK |
Within the library community in the UK, there has been interest in the development of electronic theses and dissertations since the mid 1990s. However, it is only recently that a substantial amount of funding has been made available to allow the theories and plans to be turned into practice. A number of speakers at this year‘s ’International Symposium On Electronic Theses and Dissertations‘ will be describing the key UK projects in more detail in later sessions. My aim in this paper, therefore, is to provide an overview of developments leading up to the present situation in order to allow the recent work to be considered in context.
My intention is not to dwell on why it has taken so long for the UK to reach its current position. Rather, it is to demonstrate that it is worth persevering with efforts to achieve acceptance of electronic submission. I would also like to use this opportunity to encourage delegates to continue publicising details of progress with their own projects on the Web. As the number of international ETD projects increase, developments within individual institutions may not seem newsworthy if they are not original. However, where cultural change is needed within an institution, it may be the reassurance that numerous universities have adopted a similar practice that persuades those responsible for approving ETD proposals to follow suit.
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