ETDs freed here (U.S. Institutions Respecting Student Choice in Disseminating their ETDs) | Free US ETDs (FUSE)

"The following American institutions of higher education have adopted policies that allow doctoral students to decide whether or not to submit their dissertations to the commercial reseller, ProQuest ... This type of policy represents a significant break from the status quo established in the Microfilm Era of the mid-20th Century, recognizing the possibilities and power of the Digital Era of the 21st Century. Note that these are all heavy-hitters in terms of graduate research, as reflected by their common Carnegie Classification as Comprehensive Doctoral degree granting institutions (either CompDoc/MedVet or CompDoc/NMedVet). Many are also members of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU) with top-tier research libraries belonging to the Association of Research Libraries. This list continues to grow — in fact, a number of additional institutions have alerted this blogger of their intentions to change policies soon. So please stay tuned and feel free to add a comment to let us know of any schools we’ve missed! ..."