What is EThOS and what are its aims?
EThOS aims to make the full text of UK Doctoral theses available to any researcher, regardless of where they might be. It offers a single point of access to theses (both digital and not-yet digital) and an ordering facility for theses that are not yet available in digital format, all via a web interface. The system, in partnership with UK HEIs, is based around a Central Hub hosted at The British Library. The content is built by harvesting records from institutional repositories, and by digitising paper based theses. Any HEI regardless of size or number of theses can participate in EThOS. There are associated costs with EThOS, to support the digitisation facility. EThOS has a supporting role in the transition from print to electronic theses and in helping HEIs expand the available content.
EThOS aims to make the full text of UK Doctoral theses available to any researcher. It offers a web interface giving access, via a single point, to electronic theses from UK Higher Education Institutions and an ordering service for theses that are not yet available in digital format. EThOS is based around a Central Hub based at The British Library and the system is provided in partnership with Higher Education Institutions.
