2001
DOI: 10.1108/eum0000000006536
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Usage patterns of an electronic theses and dissertations system

Abstract: The Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) system is a national digital library of ETDs in South Korea. Provides a comprehensive picture of how this system has been used during its first two years in service since June 1999. The system transaction logs were collected and analysed to reveal the usage patterns of the system. Results of the study indicate that the KISTI ETD system usage has seen a significant increase since its second year. While mo… Show more

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“…Statistics about downloads or views have been used to assess the usage of electronic dissertations (e.g., Zhang, Lee, & You, 2001;Coates, 2013;Ferreras-Fernández, García-Peñalvo, & Merlo-Vega, 2015). For instance, the University College London repository gives detailed downloaded statistics for dissertations 8 and the ProQuest Dissertations Dashboard service (https://dissdash.proquest.com) allows universities providing dissertation data to access usage statistics (Patel et al, 2015).…”
Section: Downloads or Views Of Electronic Thesesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Statistics about downloads or views have been used to assess the usage of electronic dissertations (e.g., Zhang, Lee, & You, 2001;Coates, 2013;Ferreras-Fernández, García-Peñalvo, & Merlo-Vega, 2015). For instance, the University College London repository gives detailed downloaded statistics for dissertations 8 and the ProQuest Dissertations Dashboard service (https://dissdash.proquest.com) allows universities providing dissertation data to access usage statistics (Patel et al, 2015).…”
Section: Downloads or Views Of Electronic Thesesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) system is a national digital library of ETDs in South Korea (Zhang et al, 2001). Shin (2006) discusses the dCollection server, a digital repository system implemented in 2003 as a result of collaboration among leading college and university libraries in South Korea.…”
Section: E-theses and Academiamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…ETD is defined as a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation in electronic, rather than paper format. -ETD refers to a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation that is archived and circulated electronically rather than in print and bound format‖ [9], [14], ETDs have gained huge attention of institutions and organizations worldwide [2], [5], [16], [24], [25] as a technological tool for the graduate research outputs to be communicated globally [9]. On the other hand, a research management system (RMS) is broader in concept compared to IRfor the research processes that are integrated.…”
Section: A Electronic Theses and Dissertationsmentioning
confidence: 99%