Jackie Knowles, Project Manager
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To establish an e-theses harvesting system which harvests e-theses from institutional repositories across Wales, ingesting them into both the National Library of Wales’ archival system and a public facing open access repository.
WRN Project Team National Library of Wales EThOS
Showcase for Welsh Research Maps onto the current system used for print theses Allows digital preservation of e-theses
Technical installation ◦ Repository Bridge software/crosswalks ◦ Ingest to NLW ◦ NLW to act as a hub for harvesting by EThOS Metadata schema ◦ UKETD_DC
Survey of current e-theses practice across Wales Legal and policy framework ◦ Model licence and permission forms ◦ Memorandum of understanding ◦ Terms and conditions
It takes time Collaboration needs effort... and good communication Never underestimate the legal requirements
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Launch event Move into operational service Need for e-theses content to populate our repositories
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