News Articles and Press Releases
News Articles and Press Releases
The following are some media-related documents relevant to ETDs and NDLTD.
2008
- Thomas, Kim. Don't let the grey fade away, Information World Review, 7 May 2008. (HTML)
- Popular topic makes WVU dissertation tops in downloads Press release
2006
- Young, Jenn. College research papers not always dull and dry. Clarksburg Exponent Telegram Online, 13 September 2006. (Source report) (Archived copy)
2005
- NDLTD Announces ETD Award Winners for 2005 Press Release
2004
- NDLTD Announces ETD Award Winners for 2004 Press Release
- WVU Graduate Wins Best ETD Award Press Release
2001
- Hagen, John. "West Virginia Universtiy Has Over 1,000 ETDs". Press Release
2000
- VTLS and NDLTD. ``VTLS Partners with Virginia Tech on NDLTD.'' Press release, July 2000, online in PDF and Word.
- Leibowitz, Wendy. "U. of Texas Says It May Require Digital Dissertations". Chronicle (online), Jan. 4, 2000
1999
- Fox, Edward. ``Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations,'' Nature Web Matters, 12 August 1999.
- ``Schools starting Web dissertations,'' April 25 1999.
1998
- Guernsey, Lisa. ``Dissertation.Com Helps Thesis Authors Find a Paying Audience,'' Chronicle of Higher Educations, 27 November 1998, p. A23
- Mendels, Pamela. ``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, (HTML).
- 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, (HTML).
- Fox, Edward A. ``Letter to the Editor of NY Times,'' (not published) July 30, 1997, (HTML) and (text).
- Zack, Ian. ``Post or Perish? At Virginia Tech, Theses Must Be on Internet,'' New York Times, July 27, 1997, (HTML) (subscription required).
- ``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, (HTML) (subscription required).
- Womack, Laura. ``To Publish Online,'' National Public Radio, June 27, 1997, (HTML).
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).

