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