Dear Code4Lib Community,
The Rutgers University Libraries are pleased to announce the
availability of OpenETD, a web-based software application for managing
the submission, approval, and distribution of electronic theses and
dissertations (ETDs). OpenETD is the open source release of the Rutgers
University Libraries’ RUetd application and will be maintained on the
RUetd annual release schedule. Releases will include fixes for known
problems and recommendations for enhancements received from internal
projects and from the user community at large.
OpenETD can be used as either a standalone ETD submission system, or it
can be implemented as a component of an institutional repository by
using its METS/XML export functionality. Using the METS/XML export
functionality, native to OpenETD, implementers can export acquired ETDs
to their local institutional repositories for preservation and
presentation purposes. Highlights of the software include UTF-8
compliance, configuration and administration support for multiple
graduate schools, status notifications for student users, support for
supplementary files, graduation reports, automated page and margin
validation, and UMI/Proquest delivery support.
To learn more about product features, to view the license, and to
download the application, please visit:
http://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/open/projects/openetd/index.php?sec=press.
Thanks,
Kalaivani Ananthan
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Kalaivani Ananthan
Digital Library Applications Manager
Rutgers University Libraries, Systems Department
Technical and Automated Services Building
47 Davidson Road,
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
anant...@rci.rutgers.edu
Phone:(732) 445-5896
