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Fostering Multi-stakeholders Partnership to Meet ETD Lifecycle Management Challenges
Presented by Stephen Eisenhauer2013 DLF ForumNovember 4-6, 2013Austin, Texas
Fostering Multi-stakeholders Partnership to Meeting ETD Lifecycle Management Challenges
Presented by Stephen Eisenhauer2013 DLF ForumNovember 4-6, 2013Austin, Texas
Project Overview
⬝ Lifecycle Management of ETDs⬝ IMLS National Leadership Grant, 2011-2014⬝ Project Members:
Project Objective
“To promote best curatorial practices and to increase the capacity of academic libraries to reliably preserve ETDs*”
*(ETDs = Electronic Theses and Dissertations)
The Problem
⬝ Institutions are tasked with addressing the entire life-cycle of ETDs, ensuring that papers acquired from students will be available to future researchers
⬝ Many lack the necessary resources and infrastructure
Our Response
⬝ Guidance documents
⬝ Research into software
⬝ Educational materials
Guidance Documents
✓ Program design✓ Record keeping✓ Implementation
roles/responsibilities✓ Metadata and
Lifecycle Events
✓ Copyright issues✓ Cost estimation and
planning✓ Formats and migration
scenarios✓ Usage metrics and
demonstrating value
Experts in eight areas have written briefings based on personal research and experiences:
Lifecycle Management Software
We have investigated and documented software solutions fulfilling various needs, including:
⬝ ETD Submission and Management⬝ Format Validation⬝ Virus Scanning⬝ Preservation Recordkeeping⬝ Institutional Repositories
Educational Materials
Our members developed an educational workshop for institutions to use during ETD program bootstrapping.
Project Status
⬝ Guidance Documents⬝ Under community review through Dec. 31st⬝ Launching in January 2014
⬝ Lifecycle Management Tools⬝ Available for community testing
in January 2014⬝ Educational Workshop
⬝ CC-licensed and available for re-use in January 2014
More Information
Homepage: metaarchive.org/projects/imlsWiki: metaarchive.org/imlsContacts:⬝ Dr. Martin Halbert, P.I.
⬝ Katherine Skinner, Co-P.I.
⬝ Matt Schultz, Project Manager