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Survey of US ETD Programs: Progress and State of Acceptance - Preliminary Findings
Joan Lippincott and Clifford LynchCoalition for Networked Information
ETD 2008Aberdeen, Scotland
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OverviewCNI’s Role in ETDsUS Higher Education InstitutionsUptake of ETD ProgramsGeneral Characteristics of US ETD ProgramsFactors Motivating and Inhibiting US
Establishment of ETD ProgramsNext steps
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Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)
Founded in 1990 by Association of Research Libraries, Educom, and CAUSE (EDUCAUSE)
To advance the transformative promise of networked information technology for scholarly communication and intellectual productivity
Institutional membership, primarily North American
Executive Director Clifford LynchCo-sponsored early work on ETDs (1993) and
continue involvementwww.cni.org
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Profile of US Higher Education Institutions
Approximately 4300 institutions of higher education
Approximately 1200 granting degrees beyond bachelor’s degree
60 US members of Association of American Universities (leading research universities in NA)
574,618 Master’s degrees awarded in 200552,631 Doctoral degrees awarded in 2005 (References on final slide)
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CNI ETD SurveySent to 143 US higher education institutions,
all members of CNI in spring, 200883 (58%) responses as of mid-MayIncludes 36 of 60 US members of AAU (60%)E-mail request for completion and follow-upsSurvey available on surveymonkey.comFollowing data are preliminary results
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Does your institution have an ETD Program?
Yes 73.5% No 26.5%
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Is your ETD program mandatory?43.1% Yes, for all Masters and Ph.D. students31% Optional for students13.8% Mandatory only for some
departments/schools10.3% Mandatory only for Ph.D. students3.4% Mandatory only for Masters students
Note: Respondents could check all that apply
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Is your institution adding scanned theses and dissertations (produced in years prior to the ETD program) to the collection of ETDs?
34.5% Yes41.4% No24.1% Other
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ETDs and Repositories72.2% ETD collection is part of the institutional
repository16.7% ETD collection is part of a consortial
repository29.6% OtherNote: Respondents could check all that apply
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Who took leadership in establishment of the ETD program? (can check all that apply)
93.1% Librarians50% Grad school administrators12.1% Provost/academic administrators3.4% Individual faculty3.4% Students1.7% Specific schools/departments0% Faculty senate17.2% Other
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What factors encouraged implementation of an ETD program for your institution?
50% or more rated these factors ImportantPotential of increased access to student-
produced workLibrary interest in content for institutional
repositoryPotential of increased visibility for the
institution, schools, or departments
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What factors encouraged implementation of an ETD program for your institution?
In addition, over 50% rated these as Somewhat Important or ImportantAbility to include non-text featuresUse of ETDs as a learning opportunity for
future digital authors (students)Potential of decreasing costs for students
and/or institutionPromotion of open access principles
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What factors encouraged implementation of an ETD program for your institution?
Respondents did NOT choose these factors as Important or Somewhat ImportantLegal mandate by the stateMeans of demonstrating accountability to
external groups
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What factors discouraged implementation of an ETD program for your institution?
Concerns by faculty about public access to ETDs limiting future publication opportunities - rated Important by 38.1% of respondents
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What factors discouraged implementation of an ETD program for your institution?
Ranked Somewhat Important or Important by 40% or more of respondentsGeneral disinterest in changeConcerns about digital preservationLack of consensus about embargo policies
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What factors discouraged implementation of an ETD program for your institution?
Respondents did NOT choose this factor as Important or Somewhat ImportantConcerns about potential additional costs to
students or institution
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Institutions without an ETD programWhat factors discouraged implementation of an ETD program for your institution?
Top concerns (rated Somewhat Important or Important by at least 45% of respondents)Adequate technical supportDigital preservationFaculty concerns about limiting future
publicationsGeneral disinterest in changeLack of consensus about embargo policies
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Institutions without an ETD ProgramOther comments
5 institutions indicated they are actively exploring setting up an ETD program
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Next StepsGather additional dataContinue analysisDisseminate results through various venues,
including CNI meetings
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Thanks to:Gail McMillan, Virginia TechJoan Cheverie, Georgetown UniversityDiane Goldenberg-Hart, CNISharon Adams, CNI
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Resources http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/ed
ucation/higher_education_institutions_and_enrollment.html
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/education/higher_education_degrees.html
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/index.asp?key=801