[ILL-L] Adding scanned theses/dissertations to local e-collections/Copyright?

[Eric Robinson]

David we have been doing this at Wisconsin for 2 years now. Give me a 
call or email with any questions.
Eric Robinson
Wisconsin Library Services
(Go Badgers....next year)

Atkins, David P wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> We are going to start re-using PDF ILL scans of some old, paper-only
> theses.  We'd like to add them to our ETD collections.
>
> The scanning and cataloging part is not a question.  It's the copyright
> workflow that's a bit of a head scratcher.  The question is how does an
> institution identify a thesis as a candidate for adding to a local
> e-collection?
>
> Has anyone already invented this wheel?  Devising workflows or questions
> to ask in determining if an institution is within copyright to publish a
> pdf version of a paper thesis?
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
> David P. Atkins
> Head, Resource Sharing/Document Delivery
> John C. Hodges Library
> datkins at utk.edu
> The University of Tennessee
> (865)974-6866
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Eric Robinson
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UW-Madison Lending
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