This is all very interesting. It might be nice to hear what BL reps have to say about these suggestions.....are some of them not members of this email list?
After all, there is demand for the traditional thesis service and money to be made, in an apparently declining market, out of fulfilling this demand.
I'm sure E thesis are the future but if not offered in tandem with hard copy (filmed or bound) then in the grand scheme of things people are losing out.
It feels like ILL staff are taking a great leap into the unknown at the moment (and it's great that we are talking about it) but one wonders whether ILL staff have had enough input into the process to decide what researchers really want and how they want it. Lord knows we spend enough of our time assisting them.
Thanks
Andy
LSE
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From: For interlibrary-loan and document supply services. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Annette Moore
Sent: 07 October 2008 09:56
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Subject: Re: EThOS the new Thesis supply service
Hi Alison and LIS-ILL community
Thank you for all your replies. I the picture that I think is emerging is
that, at least initially, there is likely to be a gap in the availability
of UK doctoral theses - depending on when / if libraries sign up to EThOS
and how librarians perceive the copyright implications of digitising any
theses on demand.
The issue that immediately comes to mind, is why couldn't there have been
an overlap in supplying the BL's microfilmed theses (the ones they already
have in stock) on interlibrary loan at least for another year, until the
open access digitised theses are freely available. I'm sure this wouldn't
impact on the interest in EThOS as I am sure it will develop into an
excellent resource, but maintaining access to the BL's microfilmed
collection for an overlap period would ensure researchers could still
access the material they need.
Annette
--On 06 October 2008 14:02 +0100 "A.M. Zammer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Annette and LIS
>
> As yet Cambridge hasn't agreed to have their theses digitised via EThOS
> and we do not lend out our hardcopy theses. When EThOS is launched, BL
> will no longer supply microfilm copies of theses which they already have
> in stock - these will go into cold storage. Therefore it will not be
> possible to request Cambridge theses via ILL.
>
> Personal applications for the purchase of copies of dissertations for
> private research can be directed to Imaging Services in the University
> Library. The photocopying of Cambridge dissertations is subject to
> regulations made by the Board of Graduate Studies. A reader must first
> obtain the author's written permission unless, as with almost all
> dissertations approved since 1969, a signed declaration by the author
> allowing photocopies to be made is attached to the dissertation.
>
> I would be interested in hearing what other Libraries are doing and
> whether or not they plan to absorb any costs if their reader needs to pay
> to view.
>
> NB: Although,the turn-around is supposed to be quick, I know that some
> Universities will not allow their copies to be digitised without
> permission from the author so this could take some time.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Alison Zammer
> Inter-Library Loans
> Cambridge University Library
> West Road
> Cambridge
> CB3 9DR
> Tel: ++44 1223 333039
>
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 3 2008, Annette Moore wrote:
>
>> I was just looking back at previous posts regarding new EThOS service -
>> due to go live 14th October (I believe) <http://www.ethos.ac.uk/> - and
>> couldn't find any responses to the post below regarding what
>> participation level other Universities are signing up to.
>>
>> At Sussex, we have signed up to Associate level 1 where we are
>> contracted to supply paper theses selected on-demand by researchers
>> using the system and the cost model essentially, pay-as-you-go. It
>> would be useful to get an idea of the level of participation in EThOS
>> as users are still likely to come through ILL services if they cannot
>> find the thesis they need on EThOS.
>>
>> I know turn-around-times for digitisation are expected to be fast, but
>> it would still be useful to know whether any Libraries will allow
>> interlibrary loan of their hard copy theses if it is not yet digitised
>> or not available through EThos.
>>
>> I am happy to summarise responses to the list,
>>
>> thanks
>> Annette
>>
>> Annette Moore
>> Library Resources Supervisor
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --On 05 August 2008 12:07 +0100 Jane Bramley <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear All,
>>> I wonder if you could help me. Here at Loughborough we are
>>> still looking into the EThOS service which as I understand it
>>> is going to replace the existing British Library thesis service. I
>>> believe that as a Library we need to sign up to the EThOS service and
>>> we have a choice of 4 different participation options. The options are;
>>>
>>> We can pay a figure of between £8,000 to £2,000 up front (amount is
>>> based on JISC banding) We can pay retrospectively for our theses to be
>>> digitised, so we pay £35 for every request we receive for one of our
>>> theses We can refuse to pay and the first person to request the thesis
>>> has to pay the £35 digitisation cost We can provide a link to the thesis
>>> that we already hold electronically in a institutional repositary
>>>
>>> Can I ask if other University Libraries have signed up to EThOS yet and
>>> what participation model you have opted for.
>>>
>>> Thank you for any information you can provide.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Jane
>>>
>>> Jane Bramley
>>> Inter Library Loans
>>> Loughborough University Library
>>> Tel
>>
>>
>>
>> Annette Moore
>> Library Resources Supervisor
>> University of Sussex Library
>> University of Sussex
>> Brighton
>> BN1 9QL
>>
>> Tel: 01273 877046
>> Email: [log in to unmask]
>>
>
> --
Annette Moore
Library Resources Supervisor
University of Sussex Library
University of Sussex
Brighton
BN1 9QL
Tel: 01273 877046
Email: [log in to unmask]
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