Resources

If you are starting an ETD program or seeking guidance for an established program, you may find these resources most helpful:

• ETD Guide—a comprehensive manual written by active NDLTD members with extensive and diverse expertise
• ETD Terms and Definitions List - a basic guide to explain terminology related to ETD issues
• How to Set Up an ETD Submission Program—a brief and practical step-by-step guide developed at Library and Archives Canada
• The NDLTD Email List—The answers to common problems can be found by searching the archives of the NDLTD email list, where NDLTD members and non-members share information. Or join the list and ask your own questions.
• ETD Mentoring Network—Connect with the ETD community to receive or provide support
• ETD Symposia—Papers and presentations at yearly meetings offer insights about policy issues and technical matters, as well as updates about ETD programs in many countries. Most symposia papers and presentations, as well as other documents related to ETDs can be found in the NDLTD Document Archive.
• Institutional Repository and ETD Bibliography
• The UNESCO Clearing House on Electronic Theses and Dissertations—a database of ETD experts, institutions, and materials from around the world

• Manage ETDs—tips for administrators about the ETD submission process, software, workflows, and other topics
• Intellectual Property—includes information about ETDs and Future Publication and Using Copyrighted Materials in an ETD
• Copyright
• Open Access and Information about Publishers
• ETD Census—interactive spreadsheet to which you can add your ETD / institutional repository and policy information (courtesy of Dorothea Salo--University of Wisconsin)
• ETDs and Future Publication Potential for Graduate Students
• ETD Preservation—a collection of resources about ensuring access to ETDs with sound, affordable preservation practices
• NDLTD Union Catalog—search and find ETDs around the world
• Statistics on Use of the Virginia Tech ETD Collection
• Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science—a set of online short books that might be of interest for reference in classes or for self-study
• Theoretical Foundations for Digital Libraries (Fox/Goncalves/Shen)—an online book resource available free to many institutions
  
• Writing Commons—free writing guidance and resources for students, teachers and writers, sponsored by the University of South Florida

 ETD Technical Standards:

• ETD-MS—a standard set of metadata elements for describing ETDs
• MARC Cataloguing standards 
• Checklist for Creating Full ETD records (from OhioLINK)