1. by Dr. Jafar Iqbal M. A. Library Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh by
Dr. Jafar Iqbal
M. A. Library
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

2. Introduction Currently India is having over 700 Universities
45 Central Universities
318 State Universities
185 Private Universities
128 Deemed-to-be Universities and
51 Institutions are of national importance
Gaur (2016) reported that on an average, over 40,000 Ph.D. theses and M.Phil. dissertations are annually contributed by these Universities.
The UGC Notification (Minimum Standards & Procedure for Award of M.Phil./ Ph.D Degree, Regulation, 2009) dated 1st June 2009 mandates submission of electronic version of theses and dissertations (ETDs) by the researchers in universities with an aim to facilitate open access to Indian theses and dissertations to the academic community world-wide.

3. Introduction…
Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) are electronic versions of traditional print theses.
Online availability of electronic theses through digital repositories, not only ensure easy access and archiving of doctoral theses but will also help in raising the standard and quality of research.
This would definitely overcome serious problem of duplication of research and poor quality resulting from the "poor visibility" and the "unseen" factor in research output.
As per the UGC Notification, "Shodhganga: A Reservoir of Theses and Dissertations“ was set up by INFLIBNET Centre to host and maintain the digital repository of Indian Electronic Theses and Dissertation accessible to all institutions and universities.
Source: Shodhganga

4. Shodhganga
The Aligarh Muslim University has been ranked no. 1 in terms of
contribution in Shodhganga with 6140 theses and dissertations.
Source: Shodhganga
Homepage of Shodhganga

5. ETD@AMU (Knowledge Repository)
Maulana Azad Library has created its own repository of electronic theses and dissertations namely Knowledge Repository using E-Prints open source software developed by Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton.
The Knowledge Repository is the repository for electronic theses and dissertations submitted to Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
It is an attempt to make theses produced at Aligarh Muslim University more visible to global users.
It is mandatory for research scholars to deposit the final version of the theses submitted as partial fulfillment of degree.

6. ETD@AMU (Knowledge Repository)…
The Maulana Azad Library, Aligarh Muslim University has around 15,000 theses and dissertations forming one of the largest collections of such documents in the Country.
MA Library has digitized around 9360 out of theses and dissertations submitted to Aligarh Muslim University and provides open access to the same through knowledge repository.
It can be accessed by Campus Wide Network.
This repository is an Open Access repository and all uploaded theses can be downloaded by any interested user.

7. ETD@AMU (Knowledge Repository)…
Users can access and download full text theses and dissertations through the link ( provided on MA Library home page.
Home page of

8. Digitization Process at MA Library
Unbinding
Scanning (Single Page TIFF)
Clearing
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Conversion to searchable PDF
Uploading on Knowledge Repository
Scanning
Unbinding
Clearing

9. Coverage & Contents
The knowledge repository covers almost all the subject areas as given below:
Political Science, Islamic Studies, Agricultural Economics and Business Development, Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural Microbiology, Agriculture-Nematology, Agriculture-Plant Pathology, Agriculture-Plant Protection, Anatomy, Anesthesiology, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Arabic, Arts, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Endocrinology, English, English and Modern European Languages, Fine Arts, Forensic Medicine, Geography, Geology, Hindi, History, Home Science, Islamic History and Culture, Islamic Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication, Law, Library and Information Science, Linguistics, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mathematics and Statistics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Microbiology, Middle Eastern Studies, Modern Indian Languages, Modern Indian Languages, Museology, Neurochemistry, Neurological Sciences, Neurology, Persian, Pharmacology, Pharmacology and Chemistry, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physical Health and Sports Education, Physics, Plant Protection, Political Science, Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, Psychology, Remote Sensing Applications, Sanskrit, Shia Theology, Sociology, Sociology and Social Work, Statistics, Statistics and Operations Research , Strategic Studies, Sunni Theology, Surgery, Theology, Urdu , West Asian Studies, Wildlife Sciences and Zoology etc.

10. Browsing Facility Resources in Knowledge Repository can be browsed by:
Year
Subject
Division
Author
Knowledge Repository also provides simple as well as advanced search facility

11. Browsing Facility…
Browse by Year

12. Browsing Facility…
Browse by Division

13. Browsing Facility…
Browse by Author

14. Searching Facility…
Simple Search Facility

15. Searching Facility…
Advanced Search Facility

16. Searching Facility…
Search result using the keyword Chemistry

17. Searching Facility…
Accessing a particular thesis

18. ProQuest Database
The Maulana Azad Library subscribes ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day and offering full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to It contains a significant amount of new international dissertations and theses both in citations and in full text. Currently MA Library has access to:
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: Business
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: Health & Medicine
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: History
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: Literature & Language
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: Science & Technology
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: Social Sciences
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: The Arts

19. ProQuest Database…
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses can be accessed from
MA Library Webpage under the link “E-Resources”
Source: Shodhganga
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

20. ProQuest Database…
Apart from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, MA Library is currently trialing some more databases of ProQuest for a limited time i.e.
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Times of India
ProQuest Early English Books Online
ProQuest UK Parliamentary Papers
These trial databases can be accessed from the MA Library Webpage under the link “Trails”.

21. ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central is the largest single periodical resource available, bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, as well as core titles in the Performing and Visual Arts, History, Religion, Philosophy, and includes thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world.
Homepage of ProQuest Central
Source: ProQuest

22. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Times of India
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Times of India This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
Coverage:
Homepage of ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Times of India
Source: ProQuest

23. ProQuest Early English Books Online (EEBO)
Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from from the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare etc.
Early English Books Online (EEBO)
Source: ProQuest

24. ProQuest U.K. Parliamentary Papers
Homepage of U.K. Parliamentary Papers
Source: ProQuest

25. Some other Open Access Electronics Theses & Dissertations
The MA Library also compiled a list of some open access Electronics Theses & Dissertations which are available in public domain and can be access by any one from anywhere around the globe. This list can be accessed from the link “Digital Resource Centre” of MA Library webpage.
Webpage of Digital Resource Centre

26. List of Open Access Electronics Theses & Dissertations accessible through Digital Resource Centre

27. Thank you Very Much For Your Kind Attention