News item archive (pre-1999)

1998

• Guernsey, Lisa. "Dissertation.Com Helps Thesis Authors Find a Paying Audience," Chronicle of Higher Educations, 27 November 1998, p. A23
  

• Mendels, Pamel"a. `Paper-Bound Thesis Dusted Off, Digitally," The New York Times, September 5, 1998, (HTML) (subscription required).

• Quigley, Amy. "U joins on-line theses, dissertation trend," August 13, 1998,
  

• Young, Jeffrey R. "Requiring Theses in Digital Form: the First Year at Virginia Tech," Chronicle of Higher Education, February 19, 1998, p.A29, (HTML).

1997

• Orlans, Harold. "Theses on the Internet," Change, Nov./Dec. 1997, pp. 6-8.

• Gwynne, Peter. "Electronic Posting of Dissertations Produces Publishing Dilemmas," The Scientist, Oct. 27, 1997, Volume 11, Number 21, pp1,6.

• Fox, Edward A. "Letter to the Editor of NY Times," (not published) July 30, 1997, (text).

• Zack, Ian. "Post or Perish? At Virginia Tech, Theses Must Be on Internet," New York Times, July 27, 1997, (HTML).
  

• "Tech Puts Theses on the Internet. It's the Only University in the Country to Require Students to Post Graduate Research on Line," Roanoke Times July 14, 1997, Page C1.i.

• Womack, Laura. "To Publish Online," National Public Radio, June 27, 1997,
  

1996

• Trulove, Susan, "Federal funding provides national scope to Virginia Tech project to increase availability of knowledge on the Internet," Virginia Tech Press Release, August 12, 1996, (PDF, 14K).
  

• ``Virginia Tech to create the standard for electronic theses, dissertations,'' Virginia Tech Press Release, Spring, 1996, (HTML).