1. Jackie Knowles, Project Manager

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8.  To establish an e-theses harvesting system which harvests e-theses from institutional repositories across Wales, ingesting them into both the National Library of Wales’ archival system and a public facing open access repository.

9. WRN Project Team National Library of Wales EThOS

10.  Showcase for Welsh Research  Maps onto the current system used for print theses  Allows digital preservation of e-theses

11.  Technical installation ◦ Repository Bridge software/crosswalks ◦ Ingest to NLW ◦ NLW to act as a hub for harvesting by EThOS  Metadata schema ◦ UKETD_DC

12.  Survey of current e-theses practice across Wales  Legal and policy framework ◦ Model licence and permission forms ◦ Memorandum of understanding ◦ Terms and conditions

13.  It takes time  Collaboration needs effort... and good communication  Never underestimate the legal requirements

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15.  Launch event  Move into operational service  Need for e-theses content to populate our repositories

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