An increasing number of universities are accepting electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).  Positive benefits include wider distribution at low or no cost, full-text searching, and the ability to include native file formats for data, images, chemical structures, and multimedia.    EDTs also raise a number of publishing and ethical issues that merit further discussion � prior publication policies, copyright transfer issues, and self-plagiarism. This presentation will provide a brief overview on the adoption of EDTs in universities, comparative information of ETD policies for selected publishers, and key actions needed by graduate students.

Electronic theses and dissertations: Ethical and publishing issues

241st National Meeting (2011)

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