Making Dissertations & Theses accessible and discoverable Специальные условия по включению диссертаций российских ученых в базу ProQuest Dissertations & Theses МGU Moscow, 12 November, 2015

Overview ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) Dissemination through ProQuest Long-term preservation and digitization options Dissertation Dashboard Benefits of dissertation partnership Submission methods

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: 77 years of innovation Eugene Power establishes University Microfilms International (UMI) UMI reproduces dissertations on microform and print for the first time ARL recognizes UMI as publisher of record for dissertations & theses Dissertations Abstracts first produced on CD-ROM Library of Congress recognizes UMI as offsite repository of Digital Dissertation Library Migration to ProQuest platform and renamed ProQuest Dissertation & Theses New ProQuest platform integrates dissertations into broader searches furthering discovery PQDT Global integrating an additional 500,000 records from UK and other non US sources

The database of record for graduate research (American Research Libraries) Official dissertations repository for the United States Library of Congress Collection includes the work by authors from more than 2,700 graduate schools and universities globally A tried & trusted solution for dissertation discovery

The largest collection & most reliable ETD search tool PQDT Global: Number of Graduate Works 3.8M total citations (A&I) 1.7M available in PQDT Global in full text PDF

PQDT - Reliable and quality access to dissertations and theses 97% of US Dissertations 270,000 from Canada and 50,000 from the UK Full text for most dissertations added since 1997 Expanding coverage from Europe, Latin America, Middle East & Asia Pacific Over 1.7 million graduate works in full text PDF Simple bibliographic citations available for dissertations even from ,000 from UK 150,000 from China Dissertation records from over 30 countries 3.8 million searchable citations from 1861 through the present ProQuest partners with 2,700 academic institutions worldwide to publish their graduate works 110,000 new full text graduate works added each year

Why Publish with ProQuest? Inclusion in PQDT expands the reach of your university’s research. In addition, references are populated to all major subject indexes, creating even more visibility for the output. Subject indexes include Inspec, SciFinder, Ei Compendex, Institute of Physics, MathSciNet, ABI/INFORM, PsycINFO, ERIC, Wilson Art Index, and more.

Visibility in Google Scholar

PQDT Global : New European and Asian content A growing network of global publishing partners University of Bath Universidad de Valencia And more to come…. University College London Cardiff UniversityMultimedia UniversityAustralian National University London School of Economics

Maintain and preserve dissertations and theses collection digitally and on microform Microfilm copies are created for all dissertations and master’s theses, whether submitted on paper or as digital files Tests have shown that microform is archivally secure for 1,000 years For Digital Preservation – Working toward “Trusted Digital Repository Status” using OCLC / RLG Guidelines Digital and Microfilm Preservation

Technology Leadership ProQuest can publish dissertations and theses in all formats including: Audio Video Datasets Operating systems …and more!

Indexing Titles sent to our facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan Bibliographic data entered MARCs generated and delivered to the library Preservation Microfilm for each title created Negatives will be preserved in ProQuest’s vaults Microform copies for use on campus are available Discoverability Digital copies created from microfilm Available through Institutional Repository Available through PQDT database Digitization Program: Preservation and Enhancing Access

Dissertation Dashboard - Insights into usage metrics for publishing partners Number of times a dissertation record is accessed in the PQDT database. Includes citations, abstracts, 24 page previews, PDF views, downloads Usage by subjects Global Accesses (usage data as defined above by geographical regions) Available to partner institutions subscribing to PQDT Global

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Author Benefits Exposure, Dissemination and Royalties

Why Publish with ProQuest? Over 2,700 universities and organizations submit to ProQuest Publishing with ProQuest maximizes discoverability of your university’s research –PQDT Global used by 3,000 institutions –200 million searches per year –Metadata to be found in major subject indexes ProQuest is a non-exclusive publisher Authors / universities retain copyright Authors receive 10 % of Sales revenue

How to submit to ProQuest – With an existing online submission workflow University uses its own system to collect student‘s theses. University amends its own submission system to include an option for students to submit via PQDT. Student sees the PQDT option, clicks ‚Agree‘ to the ProQuest agreement to send also to PQDT. ProQuest ingests the theses into PQDT e.g. by FTP transmission.

How to submit to ProQuest – ETD Administrator Online tool for submission and transfer of theses Student reviews and accepts author agreement. Student determines usage rights and uploads Approval by administrator / librarian PDF sent to ProQuest – and to university repository, if appropriate. Register under

How to submit to ProQuest – ETD Administrator

Спасибо за внимание! For further information and to discuss the partnership to increase dissemination of PhD and Masters theses, please contact: Meinhard Kettler Dissertations & Theses, Central & Eastern Europe ProQuest.com