E-only theses submission and preservation workshop

This workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to discuss issues relating to the deposit and archiving of e-only theses; and create a forum for promoting inter-institutional collaboration and knowledge exchange.The workshop aims to invite discussion in such areas as challenges, barriers, opportunities, current practice, and lessons learnt from existing efforts; updates necessary in workflows, processes, and documentation; as well as elements that digital preservation policy and practice should include to cater for e-only theses submission; methods to capture embargoes, supplementary research data and non-traditional theses into IR and digital preservation records; and stakeholder requirements that need to be considered to facilitate submission of e-only theses and their preservation.Workshop proceedings and recommendations deriving from round table will be documented in a report that will be shared with participants and the wider community. CCS CONCEPTS • Digital libraries and archives • Social and professional topics • Computing / technology policy