Abstract
SUMMARY Electronic theses and dissertations (ELDs) provide opportunities to enhance and expand student research in terms of access, content and impact. While printed theses and dissertations are most often restricted to a smaller readership and limited to simple text and images, authors of ETDs may include video clips, audio files, color, and embedded software within the research documents published electronically. Because ETDs are published and accessed from Web sites, there is a great reduction in the time required for graduate students to collect information, and subsequently compile and report their own original research. This results in dramatic improvements in graduate education and reduces institutional barriers to resource sharing. This chapter provides background information and an overview of the ETD movement as well as core resources and related readings for administrators, graduate faculty and librarians involved in ETD program development.
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