ADT - Australasian Digital Thesis Program

ADT Mandatory Submission Survey Results 2003

(13 responses from 18 members)

Q1. Has your institution changed submission rules to mandate e-theses? (12 responses)

1. Yes: 5
2. Yes, qualified: 1 (ADT eligible theses only)
3. No change, voluntary: 7

Q2. Where e-theses are now mandatory? (6 responses)

1. Date
   1. Date students commenced:
      2001: 1
      2002: 1
   2. Commencement date for e-thesis submission:
      July 2002: 1
      Jan 2003: 1
      July 2003: 1
      2004 (likely): 1
2. E-theses only
   1
3. E- and print theses: 5
   1. Print required for examination: 1
   2. Print copy for examination + bound copy for faculty + electronic and bound copy for library (in case digital version cannot include some copyright material): 1
   3. Acid-free paper copy for Archives + electronic for ADT: 1
   4. Print for examination + electronic for library. Option to supply additional print copy for library, especially if data is odd formats: 1
   5. Electronic for library + unbound paper copy for archive (If student is exempted from digital deposit, paper copy is bound and added to library collection: 1

Q3. If e-theses are not yet mandatory, are there any plans to work towards mandating at least an e-version of research theses? (6 responses)

1. Yes: parallel e-thesis and print deposit, no timeline: 3
2. Possibly: 4
   • Discussed but no timelines: 1
   • Discussed but no immediate plans: 1
   • Looking at relationship between ADT and University Eprint Repository: 1
   • Library and Graduate School considering mandatory e-submission + print. No timelines: 1

Q4. Other comments (4 responses)

1. Will be assessing the success of deposit before moving toward electronic submission.
2. Library will arrange to add copy to ADT
3. Where exceptions granted by faculty, a print thesis is mandatory instead. Embargos apply.
4. Good acceptance of e-deposit for research theses. DonÕt anticipate e-submission prior to examination. Also demand for e-deposit of Honours, Masters (coursework) and 4th Year Engineering project theses.