Experimenting with a Model Digital Library of ETDs for Indian Universities Using D-Space

Authors

J. K. Vijayakumar, American University of AntiguaFollow
TAV Murthy, Information and Library Network Centre,Ahmedabad,IndiaFollow
M. T. M. Khan, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, IndiaFollow

Date of this Version

October 2006

Document Type

Article

Abstract

As a part of doctoral research, a study was made to identify the importance and support of having theses and dissertations in electronic form, through a survey of Indian academics and Librarians. Based on the study and special requirements of India, a model is suggested, which can be used by universities. File formats, software, workflow, infrastructure, and required support are discussed. A prototype ETD System using D-Space software is described. Integration of metadata, support for OAI-PMH protocol and CNRI handles to share content, compatibility with multilingual standards such as UNICODE were reasons for choosing D-Space as the software for the model.