Digital Knowledge Repositories What the 2015 ETD Survey

Digital Knowledge Repositories: What the 2015 ETD Survey Reveals Gail Mc. Millan Director, Scholarly Communication Professor, University Libraries, Virginia Tech Nov. 3, 2015 1

ETD Program Beginnings year 2015 year 2014 year 2013 year 2012 year 2011 year 2010 year 2009 year 2008 year 2007 year 2006 year 2005 year 2004 year 2003 year 2002 year 2001 year 2000 year 1999 year 1997 0 5 10 15 20 25 30

The Size of ETD Collections 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 (1 India) <100 (1 India) <500 (1 India) <1, 000 (1 India) <5, 000 <10, 000 (1 India) <20, 000 <15, 000 (1 <50, 000 >50, 000 India) <30, 000

ETD Collections Growth Annually 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 more than 2000 up to 1500 up to 1000 up to 500 up to 250 less than 250

ETD Programs Cover 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% only born digital ETDs + print TDs digitizing TDs Aggregated Responses digitizing TDs prior to implementing ETDs Indian Institutions has digital versions of all TDs

ETDs Include a Variety of File Formats 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 2013 2015 er O th ip. z tm l. h x) oc ( . d . a vi . m pg m l. x av. w f. ti if. g . jp g ov. m F PD An y 0%

Copyright of the ETD 120% 100% 89% 60% 40% 20% 3% 4% 4% Aggregated Responses 0% Author Institution Shared Other Africa 30% 50% 20% Asia 45% 36% 18% Europe N. America Australasia S. America 86% 94% 100% 70% 5% 10% 9% 2% 20% 0, 032258064516129

Managing ETDs 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Other External State Rep. 2013 External Vendor 2015 Campus Repository

2013 2015 l s ev 'd D O th er lly Lo ca Vi ta do ra Fe b -d D ET ts rin Ep ac e Sp D ol i. T o ig D on s m m Td N om l. C ta ig i D TE N O C ETD Repository Software 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%

Digital Preservation Systematic management of digital works over an indefinite period of time § Processes and activities that ensure the continued access to works in digital formats § Requires ongoing attention--constant input of resources: effort, time, money § Meta. Archive Cooperative § www. metaarchive. org

Publically Available ETDs 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Africa Asia Australasia Europe None All Some N. America S. America

ETD Access Limited to Author’s Institution 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Africa Asia Australasia None Some Europe All N. America S. America

Duration of Institution-only Access 80% 70% 46% 60% 50% 20% 10% Forever <1 year 1 - 3 years 4 - 6 years S. Am er ic a si a st ra la Au N . A m er ic a pe 0% Eu ro Aggregated Responses 30% As ia 39% 40% ric a 6% Af 3% 6% > 7 years

ETD Access Embargoed 120% 100% 80% 1% 11% 60% 40% 20% 88% None All S. Am er ic m er. A N Some ic a a pe Eu ro Au st ra la si a ia As Af Aggregated Responses ric a 0%

Duration of Embargo 0, 9 0, 8 0, 7 0, 6 0, 2 0, 1 >7 years <1 year 4 -6 years forever ic a er Am S. N . A m er ic a pe Eu ro si a 0 st ra la Aggregated Responses 0, 3 Au 8% 0, 4 As ia 8% 0, 5 ric a 1% 6% Af 77% 1 -3 years

Digital Knowledge Repositories: What the 2015 ETD Survey Reveals Gail Mc. Millan Director, Scholarly Communication Professor, University Libraries, Virginia Tech gailmac@vt. edu 17