What are the benefits of ETDs?
ETDs enable graduate students to more effectively and creatively present their research. Some of the specific benefits of the electronic submission and archiving of theses and dissertations include the following: • The results of research presented in a thesis or dissertation is more accessible to scholars all over the world via the World Wide Web. Potential employers may also more easily view these documents. • The message of a thesis or dissertation may be better conveyed in an electronic as opposed to a paper document. Creative possibilities are expanded by allowing color diagrams, color images, hypertext links, audio, video, animation, spreadsheets, databases, simulations, etc., to be integrated into a document. • ETDs reduce the need for library storage space, and they utilize advancements in the digital library, which improves service. The university can more economically fulfill its responsibility of recording and archiving theses and dissertations.
