Adding theses to the UWE Research Repository.

Jenni Crossley / Judith Stewart RKE Librarians Alex Clarke Repository Manager

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What do you know about Open Access?

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Do you have any particular concerns about Open Access?

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E-thesis pilot project

Started Jan 2012 Voluntary submission to Research Repository Mandate sought
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March 2013 University Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee accepted proposal Change in Academic Regs required, for September 2013.
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E-theses whats in it for you?

Gets your work known: increases the visibility of, and access to, your doctoral output. Gives long term, digital preservation of your work. Date stamps the publication of your work. Helps you to become familiar with the concept of self archiving. Saves you the cost of producing a bound thesis for the library.

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E-theses whats in it for us?

Enables the rapid dissemination of UWEs doctoral output Potentially attracts the next generation of researchers Allows us to add to the global OA movement Saves us space!

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Evidence? At March 2012:

35 voluntary submissions since start of pilot period Total number of downloads for all theses = 1544 Average download per thesis = 67 Highest download for an individual thesis = 237

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What will you be asked to do?

Letter in your completion pack Might also be asked to upload your soft bound thesis pre-Viva Process is straightforward.

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Problem?
Help available from the Research Repository team. eprints@uwe.ac.uk
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