Emerald Insight | Library Hi Tech News | Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETDs) in India: A comparative study

Use the link to access pay-per-view options for the article published in Library Hi Tech News available from Emerald. The abstract reads as follows: "Purpose - To know the institutions who are developing electronic theses and dissertations in India, and to compare the ETD’s in India based on a predetermined parameter. Design/methodology/approach - The methodology used for this research paper was a Descriptive method. The institutional websites were browsed and searched to collect the data. A relevant literature review was also carried out to describe the current status and other relevant information. Findings - Institutional repositories are a concept gaining movement today. India is moving ahead in this direction and major education and research institutes have already created their own institutional repositories. In analysis and findings, a detailed report of the analysis of data collection and its subsequent interpretations are given. Practical implications - If anybody would like to develop ETDs they can this overview of all the previous developed ETDs in India. It will be helpful for planning, developing and implementing new ETDs. Originality/value - This type of research study has not made till now. It is very important to study current and different types of ETD projects in India and its status. The study of special subject repositories is important for the students, scholars & researchers as well as for the LIS professionals."