Lithuanian ETD Project:Lithuanian ETD Project: Past, PresentPast, Present and and

Future DevelopmentsFuture Developments

8th International Electronic Theses and Dissertations 8th International Electronic Theses and Dissertations Symposium, Sydney, 28 – 30 September 2005Symposium, Sydney, 28 – 30 September 2005

Antanas Streimikis, Vilius Kuciukas, Aleksandras Targamadze, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

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Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network Project (LABT)

• Architects/founders/the main driving forcesArchitects/founders/the main driving forces::

• Lithuanian Academic Libraries Directors Lithuanian Academic Libraries Directors Association (LABA)Association (LABA)

• Administration board of the program Administration board of the program “Information Technologies for Science and “Information Technologies for Science and Higher Education 2001-2006” (ITMiS)Higher Education 2001-2006” (ITMiS)

(LABT is subprogram of I(LABT is subprogram of ITMiSTMiS))

• Kaunas University of Technology (KTU)Kaunas University of Technology (KTU)

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Goal of LABT and primary task

• The goal The goal of LABT is to create Lithuanian of LABT is to create Lithuanian academic virtual library through the automation academic virtual library through the automation of libraries, unification of search and access to of libraries, unification of search and access to information sources and virtual services information sources and virtual services

• The primary taskThe primary task for the near future is the for the near future is the extension of LABT databases up to full-text extension of LABT databases up to full-text databasesdatabases including theses and dissertationincluding theses and dissertation ((Lithuanian ETD projectLithuanian ETD project))

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ThreeThree studies and UNESCO project

• Three studies aboutThree studies about “Electronic Publishing and “Electronic Publishing and Full-text Databases in Lithuania” in 2002 - Full-text Databases in Lithuania” in 2002 - 20020044

• ““ETD Lithuania Project as Pilot for Baltic ETD Lithuania Project as Pilot for Baltic States” (2003-12-15 till 2004-03-31) States” (2003-12-15 till 2004-03-31) ((financedfinanced by UNESCO)by UNESCO)– Participants - 14 Lithuanian higher education Participants - 14 Lithuanian higher education

institutions and Riga Technical Universityinstitutions and Riga Technical University– KTU Information Technology Development Center KTU Information Technology Development Center

(ITDC) was the main coordinator of development (ITDC) was the main coordinator of development and technical implementation of this projectand technical implementation of this project

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Main Goal of the UNECO Project

• The main goal of the project is to prepare and The main goal of the project is to prepare and implement the pilot project of selecting, implement the pilot project of selecting, collecting, long term preservation and collecting, long term preservation and publishing ETD of master’s and doctoral publishing ETD of master’s and doctoral studentsstudents of universities participating in the of universities participating in the project, to prepare continuance presumptions project, to prepare continuance presumptions and to disseminate the achieved results to and to disseminate the achieved results to other universities of the Baltic Statesother universities of the Baltic States

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The impact of UNESCO project

• The Pilot project had a great impact on ETD The Pilot project had a great impact on ETD processes initiation and acceleration in the processes initiation and acceleration in the institutions of the regioninstitutions of the region

• The Pilot project execution had confirmed The Pilot project execution had confirmed feasibility of its ideas and conceptsfeasibility of its ideas and concepts

• ETD digital library software recommended by ETD digital library software recommended by “UNESCO ETD Guide” is suitable for the “UNESCO ETD Guide” is suitable for the institutions in the region with a few institutions in the region with a few customizationscustomizations

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Lithuanian ETD Policy

• Universities establishUniversities establisheded their institutional ETD their institutional ETD committeescommittees

• Universities prepareUniversities preparedd their institutional ETD their institutional ETD information system regulation documentsinformation system regulation documents

• ETDs preserved in native and PDF formatsETDs preserved in native and PDF formats

• ETDs gathering process must be strongly ETDs gathering process must be strongly synchronized with study programs and Work synchronized with study programs and Work defense schedulingdefense scheduling

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Lithuanian ETD software in Present

• ETD software installed, configured and ETD software installed, configured and adoptedadopted– Based on Virginia Tech submission Based on Virginia Tech submission

softwaresoftware– Written with Perl-CGIWritten with Perl-CGI– 3 modules adopted3 modules adopted

• ETDs SubmitETDs Submit• ETDs ReviewETDs Review• NDLTD-OAINDLTD-OAI

– UTF-8 supportUTF-8 support– Students for submission needs only Web Students for submission needs only Web

browserbrowser

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Statistic, Figure 1

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Quantity of ETD Documents

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Statistic, Figure 2

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Documents

Kaunas Medical University

Kaunas University of Technology

Klaipeda University

Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education

Lithuanian Acedemy of Music and Theatre

Lithuanian Veterinary Academy

Lithuanian University of Agriculture

Mykolas Romeris University

Rigas Tehniska universitate

Siauliai University

Vilnius Academy of Art

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Vilnius Pedagogical University

Thesis Summary Dissertation Art

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Statistic, Figure 3

The accessibility of ETD documents

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Restricted Withheld Unrestricted Mixed

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What is future developmentWhat is future developmentof the Lithuanian ETD Project?of the Lithuanian ETD Project? This is question for Vilius KuciukasThis is question for Vilius Kuciukas

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LABT structureLABT structure

ITMiSITMiS

BoardBoardLABLABAA

KTUKTU ITIT

Development Development CenterCenter LibraryLibrary

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LABT EU SF project group: LABT EU SF project group: Lithuanian science & study e-Lithuanian science & study e-documentsdocuments

• Lithuanian academic e-publishing system - Lithuanian academic e-publishing system - IT IT infrastructureinfrastructure for related projects for related projects

• Academic virtual library and full-text repository – Academic virtual library and full-text repository – tools & environmenttools & environment for e-documents creation, for e-documents creation, accumulation and deliveryaccumulation and delivery

• Science & study e-documents accumulation and Science & study e-documents accumulation and delivery – delivery – technology, teaching & pilottechnology, teaching & pilot for for accumulation & deliveryaccumulation & delivery

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Lithuanian academic e-publishing system

• Hardware & software for academic publishers & Hardware & software for academic publishers & libraries libraries – Technical center (computers, servers, software)Technical center (computers, servers, software)– 63 institutions (computers, printers, scanners, 63 institutions (computers, printers, scanners,

software)software)

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Virtual library and full-text repository

• Virtual library portalVirtual library portal

• Library softwareLibrary software

• Lithuanian academic repositoryLithuanian academic repository

• Workflow controlWorkflow control

• Integration with Lithuanian science & study Integration with Lithuanian science & study information system (LieMSIS)information system (LieMSIS)

• Search via GoogleSearch via Google

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Science & study e-document Science & study e-document accumulation and deliveryaccumulation and delivery

• Technology solutionsTechnology solutions

• Teaching coursesTeaching courses

• Pilot Pilot

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Lithuanian science & study Lithuanian science & study publicationspublications

docdoc

E-publishingE-publishing

BooksBooks

JournalsJournals

ETD’sETD’s

ConferencesConferences

OthersOthers

FedoraFedora ALEPHALEPHOtherOther

electronicelectronic

sourcessources

MetaLibMetaLib

SFXSFXGoogleGoogle

Information for usersInformation for users

RepositoryRepositoryLibraryLibrary

LVB portalLVB portal

LieMSIS (People Soft)LieMSIS (People Soft)

Access controlAccess control

AuthorAuthor

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Locations

• LABT and UNECO project portals– http://www.labt.lt – http://www.labt.lt/etd-en

• Submit portal– http://submit.library.lt/ETD-db-en– http://submit.library.lt

• Virtual library portal – http://www.library.lt

• ALEPH500 ETD01 catalog– http://etd.library.lt

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Thank you !Thank you !Antanas.Streimikis@internet.ktu.lt

Vilius.Kuciukas@internet.ktu.lt

http://sf.library.lt