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Improving, Expanding and Maintaining Momentum in an Established ETD ProgramRobert H. McDonaldAssociate Director of Libraries for Technology & ResearchFlorida State University, Tallahassee, FL USArmcdonal@mailer.fsu.edu

Dianne F. HarrisonVice-President for Academic Quality and External ProgramsFlorida State University, Tallahassee, FL USA

Judith J. DevineAssociate DeanOffice of Graduate StudiesFlorida State University, Tallahassee, FL USA

Additional Authors

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QUOTE

Great are the powers of X…. It makes millionaires. It paints devils’ tails in the air and floats placidly in the waters of the earth. It hides in the air. It creeps into every living thing….

Buffalo Morning Express – January 13, 1897 –

First Electricity from Niagara Falls

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OVERVIEW OF ETDs@FSU

• Florida State University – Characteristics

• Enrollment – 38,886 students• Graduate Enrollment – 7,466• Faculty – 2,191• Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive

University• ETD Pilot 2002-2003 Academic Year• ETDs Required Fall 2003

– 2627 ETDs Available

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ETD PROGRAM IMPLENTATION@FSU

• April 2002 – Formed ETD Working Group

• August 2002 – Began 1 Year Pilot• August 2003 – Began Required ETD

Program• August 2004 – Annual ETD Program

Assessment• August 2005 – Annual ETD Program

Assessment

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COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES

• Pre-Implementation (Pilot Year)– Departmental Town Hall

Meetings/Focus Groups– Began Fall 2002 with pilot groups

• English, Physics, Music

– Expanded to any Academic Unit by Request• Departmental Faculty/Administration• Departmental Graduate Students• Mixed Faculty/Graduate Committees

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COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES

• Post-Implementation– Exit Surveys

• Required of all Graduate Students w/ETD– ETD Online Exit Survey– University Libraries Graduate Student

Satisfaction Survey» Zoomerang – www.zoomerang.com

– ETD Q&A Sessions– Offered Each Semester by Office of Graduate

Studies (Small Peer Groups)

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COMMUNICATION OUTCOMES

• Developed Resources for PDF Creation– University and Library Computer Labs

• Developed Resources for Program Specific Software– Music Notation Software– Imaging Lab Resources

• Media Disc Copies for Students and Professors– Ability to purchase extra copies

• Email Notification for ETD Final Approval

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PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

• Case Study 1 – College of Music– Developed Guidelines for Media Content.

• mp3, wav, midi

– Enhanced Resources for Finale and Sibelius Notation Programs and PDF Conversion.

• Case Study 2 – Office of Graduate Studies– Used ETD Program to Move Entire Approval

Process Online.– Paperless Process except for Signed Access

Agreement.

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IMPROVING ONLINE ACCESS

• Multi-Tiered Strategy– FSUCat (Online Catalog)– OCLC WorldCat– Digital Dissertations (ProQuest)– WWW

• Web Search Engine Triangulation– Google AdWords, Yahoo Search Marketing

• ETD Full-text Searchability– Google Search Appliance

• OAI-PMH Provision

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Getting Noticed Online

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Google AdWords Campaign

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Google Search Appliance

ETD Full-Text Search

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Utilizing Content for R&D• ETDs are more than Scholarly

Communications– ETD Content is the First Born-Digital Library

Collection– Utilize it for Infrastructure Development

• Digital Preservation– FSU

» NDIIPP Partnership with LC» ASERL ETD/LOCKSS Preservation Initiative

• New Methods for Online Access– OAI-PMH– MetaSearch Initiatives

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CONCLUSIONS

• Collaborations– Office of Graduate Studies

• Departmental Graduate Coordinators

– University Libraries• Digital Library Center• Library Technology Services• Research Group

– Graduate Students• Input on Improvements and Assessment

– Faculty• Use for Graduate Student Recruitment

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QUESTIONS