iETD 2016 National Conference, Gandhinagar

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    Academic Integrity and Plagiarism A Case Study
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2016-10) Prakash, I N; Badrinath, H R
    In order to avoid plagiarism, academic institutions need to maintainhigh academic standards through the use of various ethical codes and rules. Plagiarism in academic circlesmay not always be intentional and may stem from lack of awareness of the issue. We present a case study on how we have approached this issue at Alliance University.
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    National Level ETD Efforts: A Comparative Analysis
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2016-10) Shrivastava, Prashant; Gupta, Dinesh K.
    The purpose of this paper is to explore cooperative ETD efforts in USA, U.K, India and China that have larger education systems and larger number of higher education graduates. Also to analysis ETD movement of India in comparison. This paper starts with introduction of cooperative ETD movement in countries in four countries, namely USA, U.K, India, China then proceed with an effort to discuss comparative analysis of findings. ETD movement has been adopted by various countries around the world. This study found that there is a requirement of national level ETD service in each country for the swift growth of ETDs around the world. The authors found that universities level ETD programs are the key factors to promote national level ETD service. This paper gives the recommendation for further analysis to explore the solutions to excel cooperative ETD movement in various countries around the world.ETD development in various countries has been explored by various studies but comparative analysis of cooperative ETD service of various nations have not been done. It will be an effort to explore national electronic thesis service of USA, U.K, India and China.
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    The Perceived Ease in Adoption of Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD)
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2016-10) Francis, Hepsibah; Vaidyanathan, Rama; Thirunavukkarasu, A.
    Thesis and dissertations are a unique and rich source of information and it is often the only classic research that always do not channel into publications. They are often an underutilized research asset leading to unnecessary repetition and duplication. Misuse and plagiarism of research work can be identified by maintaining robust ETD. On the perspective of academic pathway, registry and research assortment there are scores of issues, however using ETD to the best is an important strategy to empower knowledge. This article accentuates the usage pattern of ETD and its prospects. A survey was conducted to identify the ease in the adoption of ETD. The felt benefits and opportunities for improvements were identified. It was evident that many researchers have access to ETD. However, the prominent use of ETD was by the PhD research fellows to upload thesis and information search was done at a later stage. Increased efficiency was noted in uploading electronic thesis into the ETD system and it was cost saving. On the flip side to locate the thesis upload site was an intricate process. Information on service strategy that enabled expansion of electronic thesis was reconciled. There was a prominent need for detailed governing procedure to process the electronic thesis submission. To fully utilize the potential of ETD sufficient infra-structure and IT training must be provided for researchers, towards implementing an automated process. Clearly there is a need for administrative procedure to recognise an easy to use procedural pathway. Materialization of mandatory electronic thesis submission will gain useful insight on matters of electronic thesis development.
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    Research and Technology Emerging Issues of ETD,Values and Digital Libraries
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2016-10-05) Rai, Alka
    No doubt, technology in library has given some alleviation to library professionals and users but at the same time, technology has put some questions on adhering with research ethics while taking help from open learning resources. Digital divide is one such challenge which widens the resource and knowledge gap between various groups of users. Only the people equipped with required infrastructure and technology are going to get maximum benefits of the electronic thesis and dissertations
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    A Study on the Growth and Development of ETD Repositories in the University Libraries of Assam
    (INFLIBNET Centre, 2016-10) Nitya Nanda, Pathak; Malakar, Konika
    The paper discusses in brief the initiatives taken by the University libraries in Assam for creating digital archives and examines how ETDs are of great significance to students, researches as well as faculty members. It highlights how the ETDs in the University Libraries of Assam are yet to develop in the truest sense of them.The paper alsoexamines in this regards the issues and challenges regarding the setting up of ETD Repositories. Finally some suggestions are highlighted for overcoming such challenges.