Tav Murthy

Doctoral Theses Collection in Indian University Libraries: Problems and Solutions Tav Murthy

This book provides a detailed description about the increase in Docotral research worldwide and its importance in furthering research. The present scenario in the dissemination of Doctoral research results, the problems faced during accessing them, the archival and publication practices of Ph D Theses are narrated in this book. It also contains the results of the study conduced among Librarians, University Guides and Research Scholars from various Indian Universities. A prototype ETD System using DSpace software is proposed step by step according to the suggested workflow. Authors suggest the prototype for Indian Universities to solve the present problems of access in Theses. This monograph includes lots of figures and tables to describe the ideas in an appealing manner.