Past UW Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations to Be Available Online |
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June 7, 2007 -- Master's theses and doctoral dissertations published at the University of Wyoming from 1897 to 2006 are being reviewed, scanned and digitized.
These theses and dissertations will be accessible online via ProQuest's database of Dissertations & Theses, says University Libraries' staff member Janet Woods, who along with staff member Peggy Bell and a team of ProQuest professionals assessed each publication to determine which items require special processing before being scanned.
The project is scheduled to be completed in December, when more than 9,000 bound dissertations and theses will become accessible online through the University Libraries' database. Full-text, images, and abstracts of digitized theses and dissertations will be accessible online to all UW affiliated patrons. To browse the Dissertations and Theses @ University of Wyoming database, visit www-lib.uwyo.edu and click on "Articles & Databases." Databases are listed alphabetically.
Individuals not affiliated with the university may access ProQuest's Dissertation & Theses database and for a nominal fee purchase full-text access to publications; authors who maintained copyrights to their publication will receive royalties for their work. University Libraries will keep one circulating copy of dissertations and theses published prior to 2006 in the collection.
ProQuest Information and Learning, in conjunction with The Berkeley Electronic Press, developed this Web-based application and it is the official national repository for dissertations and theses through ProQuest's landmark agreement with the Library of Congress.
For more information about digitization of theses and dissertations e-mail Woods at JWoods@uwyo.edu.
In addition to digitizing current printed theses and dissertations, University Libraries has partnered with the Graduate School to adopt a Web-based (electronic) submission for all UW master's theses and doctoral dissertations. In 2006 this program was successfully piloted by five departments across the UW campus.
"The new system substantially improves the publication process, improves access, archiving, streamlines submission and acceptance of theses and dissertations and is cost effective," says Nancy Marlatt, UW Libraries publicist. "This service is now available and is used at more than 50 graduate schools throughout the United States."
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Easy Find -- Travis Bursik with ProQuest and Janet Woods with University of Wyoming Libraries review theses and dissertations for processing. Master's theses and doctoral dissertations published at UW from 1897 to 2006 are being reviewed, scanned and digitized. (Courtesy Photo)
Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007
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