ETDS INITIATIVE IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OWERRI (FUTO): SUCCESSES, CHALLENGES, & PROSPECTS

1. ETDS INITIATIVE IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OWERRI (FUTO): SUCCESSES, CHALLENGES, & PROSPECTS By Chinwe V. Anunobi Festus AghagboNwako Library, NnamdiAzikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria chiinobis@yahoo.com & Colette O. Onyebinama The Library, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria ocoletteihuoma@yahoo.com Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

2. OUTLINE • The University Library • ETD Initiative • Library Management Push • University Decision • ETD Implementation with Endnote • Successes • Challenges • Future Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

3. THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Schools Agriculture Provides Information Resources & serves as Institutional Repository FUTO Library Started services In 1981 Engineering Management Science Postgraduate Established 1981 Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

4. THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY • Documents and Archives Unit houses Print • Undergraduate Projects; • Postgraduate theses/dissertations • Other indigenous resources • Challenged by: • Low visibility & accessibility; • Acquisition, Processing & Circulation problems Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

5. ETD INITIATIVE move • Received ETD CDROM in 2005,(Procite application: Bibliographic) from AAU(University of Jos & OAU from Nigeria represented). • Library management motivation Overcome & Reap Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

6. LIBRARY MANAGEMENT PUSH… • Considered Issues involved in the ETD Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

7. LIBRARY MANAGEMENT PUSH CONT…… Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

8. LIBRARY MANAGEMENT PUSH CONT… • Library Presentation to the University Community Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

9. UNIVERSITY DECISION Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

10. ETD IMPLEMENTATION WITH ENDNOTE 1st set of ETD on CDROM submitted to library in 2006 University presented the collated CDROM at DATAD policy meeting in Kenya in 2007. FUTO library provided with Endnote(full text application software) in a training at Addis Ababa in 2008. Endnote installed and put to use Sept. 2008 Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

11. ETD IMPLEMENTATION WITH ENDNOTE CONT… ETD Life cycle Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

12. ETD IMPLEMENTATION WITH ENDNOTE CONT… • Preparation and Submission Stage Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

13. ETD IMPLEMENTATION WITH ENDNOTE CONT… • Processing Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

14. ETD IMPLEMENTATION WITH ENDNOTE CONT… • Endnote interfaces include Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

15. ETD IMPLEMENTATION WITH ENDNOTE CONT… • Access Provision Two Levels of Visibility and Access Provided Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

16. SUCCESSES • All theses and dissertations submissions from 2006 to date are electronic. • 50% of all print theses/dissertations digitized. • 272 ETDs have been batched to AAU for DATAD initiative and 420 are accessible from the University Library Intranet. • Benefits the major stakeholders : University, library, faculty and students / researchers . Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

17. SUCCESSES CONT… Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

18. CHALLENGES Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

19. FUTURE Endnote willcontinue to be used for FUTO ETDs and other indigenous resources Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011

20. Epilogue Traditional learning has metamorphosed to e- learning. Traditional TDs migration to ETDs is inevitable. Nigerian University libraries should embrace it and utilize opportunities provided by AAU through DATAD initiative . Benchmark is keep moving Thank You Dr ChinweMiss Colette Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-17 September 2011