1. The Status of ETDs: Current Practices and Challenges from the 2015 NDLTD Survey
Gail McMillan
Director, Scholarly Communication
Professor, University Libraries
Virginia Tech
18th International ETD Symposium
New Delhi, India Nov. 4, 2015

2. Purpose of the biennial ETD surveys
Identify general practices of academic institutions worldwide
Chart the longitudinal progress of ETD initiatives
Discover any updates and advances in the field.

3. Getting word out about 2015 ETD survey
NDLTD: Board, web site, and conference attendance lists for India, United Kingdom, and Peru
ETD Google group
Council of Graduate Schools newsletter and regional Councils
US ETD conference participants
Coalition of Networked Information listserv
Association of Research Libraries listserv
Association of College and Research Libraries Scholarly Communications listserv

4. Factors influencing ETD program implementationQ8

5. How to help implement ETD programs
Q9/8

6. Institutions accept print and electronic theses and dissertationsQ

7. Institutions with preservation plans declined
Q17

8. Composition of ETD programs
Q14 (2015)/ Q9 (2013)

9. Training for technical preparation of ETDs
Q15

10. ETDs were submitted in these formats
Q23/13

11. Managing ETDs
Q24/15 left

12. Publically available ETDs
Q31

13. ETD access limited to author’s institution
Q32 (2015)
No, none have limited access Yes, some are limited to university-only access Yes, all are limited to university-only access
49% % %

14. Duration of university-only access
Q33
2015 data only

15. ETD access embargoed 
Q35 Does your institution embargo ETDs?  In this case, "embargo" means to withhold from all access.

16. Duration of embargo
Q36

17. Fees associated with ETDs
Q40
Yes: 31%
No: 69%
Largely a North American phenomenon, and largely just the US.

18. ETDs available through ProQuest

19. ETD Copyright Owners
Q44

20. Some Results of the Second International Biennial ETD Survey
Gail McMillan
Director, Scholarly Communication
Professor, University Libraries, Virginia Tech
18th International ETD Symposium
New Delhi, India Nov. 4, 2015
Concluding remarks