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ETD Formatting User’s Group Launched

The USETDA recently launched their “ETD Formatting User’s Group” to give a platform and a source of support and advice to reviewers of theses and dissertations. At each yearly conference, the group will meet to discuss the past year’s challenges, issues and successes in the field, and to share knowledge and resources with colleagues. Furthermore, we will consider the future of formatting and format reviews: how is our field changing? How should our field change?

In addition to the yearly gathering, a virtual discussion will be held via Zoom on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. EST, providing reviewers and their peers the opportunity to present issues, share solutions, and learn from one another. For more information and to join the conversation, visit our Webpage.

USETDA Launches YouTube Channel

The U.S. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association has launched the official USETDA Channel on YouTube. The new channel features video from USETDA conferences, beginning with the 2020 series. All videos are closed captioned and links are provided to presentation materials in the conference proceedings.

You can access the USETDA Channel by clicking below. Don’t forget to click the subscribe button to receive updates as new materials are published.

Click to go to the USETDA Channel on YouTube

Call for Proposals

The US Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association (USETDA) will hold their 11th annual conference, “USETDA 2021” on September 22 – 23 as a virtual event. We invite graduate school, library, information technology and industry professionals to submit proposals for presentations, panel sessions, workshops, and posters.

Deadline: Proposals should be submitted on or before March 15, 2021 to be considered.

Cost: Presenters will receive complimentary registration.

Audience: USETDA 2021 provides excellent educational opportunities for professionals from graduate schools, libraries, academic computing and others who work with electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), institutional repositories, graduate students, and scholarly communications. Our goal is to offer relevant, practice-oriented content that supports ETD productivity improvement, and ETD professionals, advances ETD operations, and encourages the formation of regional ETD associations and networking communities, as well as provide useful and innovative resources, standards, and technology for the development and support of ETD programs. Proposals are welcome from library, graduate school, information technology professionals, graduate students, and faculty as well as library and information systems / services representatives.

Theme: The conference theme “Making Connections – Scholarly Communication in the Digital Age” will focus on the impact and implications of connecting scholars and research from across the country and around the world. We will examine the present use and availability of ETDs and related initiatives. We will also explore new and emerging ETD practices, needs, and influences that impact administrative, graduate school, and library professionals.

Click here to view the USETDA 2021 Conference Call for Proposals Web page and to submit your paper, presentation, panel session or poster proposal online.

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