1. http://etds.fsu.edu Improving, Expanding and Maintaining Momentum in an Established ETD Program Robert H. McDonald Associate Director of Libraries for Technology & Research Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL USA rmcdonal@mailer.fsu.edu Dianne F. Harrison Vice-President for Academic Quality and External Programs Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL USA Judith J. Devine Associate Dean Office of Graduate Studies Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL USA Additional Authors

2. http://etds.fsu.edu 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

3. http://etds.fsu.edu 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

4. http://etds.fsu.edu 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

5. http://etds.fsu.edu 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

6. http://etds.fsu.edu 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)

7. http://etds.fsu.edu 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

8. http://etds.fsu.edu 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.

9. http://etds.fsu.edu 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

10. http://etds.fsu.edu Getting Noticed Online

11. http://etds.fsu.edu Google AdWords Campaign

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14. Google Search Appliance ETD Full-Text Search

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16. http://etds.fsu.edu 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

17. http://etds.fsu.edu 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

18. http://etds.fsu.edu QUESTIONS