When there’s only one: resource sharing and the predicament of the dissertation request

Eighmy Brown, Melissa; Smith, Austin; Thompson, Hilary H.

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When there’s only one: resource sharing and the predicament of the dissertation request

dc.contributor.author	Eighmy Brown, Melissa
dc.contributor.author	Smith, Austin
dc.contributor.author	Thompson, Hilary H.
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-21T13:56:37Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-21T13:56:37Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.description.abstract	Electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) are one of the many resources interspersed throughout the current environment of online content. The past two decades have witnessed a shift from print to electronic theses and dissertations and an accompanying growth in university mandates requiring deposit of ETDs in institutional repositories. While these changes should have paved the way for unfettered online access, barriers such as embargoes requested by the author and vendor licensing restrictions have also emerged, hampering access to these unpublished works. Likewise, policies governing cataloging, deposit, and repository access may differ widely across institutions, adding further complexity to the landscape. Interlibrary Loan practitioners are looking for ways to share this unique content and help users navigate the terrain despite the obstacles. This presentation will explore recent trends in thesis requesting and fulfillment using borrowing and lending requests for theses and dissertations from two U.S. public research universities, along with the perspectives of colleagues at peer institutions. These data sets demonstrate that the demand for these materials extends across borders, raising the question: how can we encourage the sharing of ETDs on a global scale? The authors hope their research on the accessibility of theses and dissertations will inform the international academic community on ways to improve the sharing of these important institutional assets, including raising awareness of the need for a policy and workflow that permits controlled ILL lending of embargoed ETDs that mirrors lending of print dissertations.	cs
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14391/1307
dc.language.iso	en
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dc.rights.license	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.source	oai:repozitar.techlib.cz:1418
dc.subject	interlibrary loan	en
dc.subject	embargo	en
dc.subject	meziknihovní výpůjční služby	cs
dc.subject	vysokoškolské práce	cs
dc.subject	disertace	cs
dc.subject	interlibrary circulation services	en
dc.subject	academic theses	en
dc.subject	dissertations	en
dc.subject.uri	http://psh.techlib.cz/skos/PSH6508
dc.subject.uri	http://psh.techlib.cz/skos/PSH6452
dc.subject.uri	http://psh.techlib.cz/skos/PSH14021
dc.title	When there’s only one: resource sharing and the predicament of the dissertation request	cs
dc.type	conference paper
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idr.event.endDate	2019-10-11
idr.event.location	Praha (CZ)
idr.event.nameOriginal	16th IFLA ILDS Conference 2019: Beyond the Paywall
idr.event.startDate	2019-10-09
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