1. UCC Electronic Theses Dean of Graduate Studies – Prof Alan Kelly Graduate Studies Office – Helen Buckley UCC Library – Crónán Ó Doibhlin Breeda Herlihy

2. Why electronic theses? “Theses and dissertations are the most useful kinds of invisible scholarship and the most invisible kinds of useful scholarship” Peter Suber, 2010 Independent policy strategist for open access to research, including Berkman Fellow at Harvard University, Senior Researcher at SPARC, the Open Access Project Director at Public Knowledge, and Research Professor of Philosophy at Earlham College http://www.ndltd.org/resources/publishers/open-access-for-etds

3. Why electronic theses? Increase dissemination and impact of your research – Retrievable through internet searches – Harvested by e-thesis aggregators Increase accessibility within UCC & externally Useful for online CVs, visibility to employers Track usage and citations to your thesis Common practice nationally & internationally Open up research to SME/Industry

4. Increase visibility

6. Track usage

7. E-theses @UCC From January 2013 All PhD students will be expected to submit an e-thesis in parallel with hard bound thesis Online submission via CORA – Register – Complete metadata & upload file(s) – Agree to deposit licence – Submit to workflow i.e. supervisor Hardcopy submission to Graduate Studies Office

8. E-theses @UCC

10. Any reservations? – Future publication – Commercialisation potential – Confidentiality / Sensitivity Immediate archiving, delay open access – Request an embargo – Restrict access to full text for 1/3/5 years Also possible to opt-out – Complete form with supervisor and submit to GSO

11. Any Questions? E-theses already in CORA can be seen at http://cora.ucc.ie http://cora.ucc.ie Frequently asked questions on http://booleweb.ucc.ie http://booleweb.ucc.ie Booleweb>Services>Institutional Repository Any other comments, queries or feedback? cora@ucc.ie