How does the ETD project relate to ProQuest (UMI)?
ProQuest (UMI) is a corporation in Ann Arbor, Michigan that maintains a microform archive of about 1.5 million dissertations, as well as an online service called Dissertation Abstracts. Most dissertations written in the U.S. are submitted to ProQuest for archiving on microfilm, from which microform or paper copies can be produced. They function as an on-demand book publisher that eliminates the editorial process. One of the services they offer is to help you regarding copyright and working with publishers. They accept electronic submissions as well as paper submissions. The latter are scanned in and OCR’d, but in most cases current technology does not yield as good a result as would come from an electronic submission. They have made available online electronic versions of all works they received since 1996. ProQuest has a representative on the Steering Committee and on the Technical Advisory Committee for the NDLTD. More information can be found at www.umi.com. The NDLTD project focuse
