Ethesis Update Marion Tattersall Rachel Proudfoot
WREO Internationally – common to make doctoral theses available Local policy Sheff - from Oct 2008 Leeds & York – from Oct 2009 Voluntary submission strongly recommended
WREO and EThOS British Library EThOS service Digitisation of older, paper theses Addition of new, born digital theses WREO EThOS DART – European thesis portal DART
WREO at Sheffield now Listed as a database on Library web eTheses advice & FAQs via RIS web sitors/how_to/ethesesfaq.html sitors/how_to/ethesesfaq.html Copyright aspects F2F lectures by Library staff ppt on RIS pages /how_to/copyright.html /how_to/copyright.html Process info - Library web es.html
Developing WREO at Sheffield Embed in new DDP (Doctoral Development Programme) Faculty needs under discussion Coverage Basic facts, training & advice on copyright & embargo etc for PGRs & supervisors. Repositories as a research information resource Delivered via Web pages, scenarios online, F2F where appropriate, /uSpace support
Future directions? More information/advice about OA routes and benefits Within DDP, elsewhere? Feedback and new ideas discussion in uSpace Library: researchersLibrary: researchers WREO EThOS Copyright contact Clare Scott – specialising in digital copyright issues and the CLA Licence