EThOS - Beta: Electronic Thesis Online Service

The aim of EThOS is:

• To offer a 'single point of access' where researchers the world over can access ALL theses produced by UK Higher Education
• To support Higher Education Institutions through the transition from print to e-theses
• To help UK Higher Education Institutions expand available content by digitising paper theses
• To demonstrate the quality of UK research and help attract students and research investment into UK HE

To achieve this, EThOS offers a coherent and consistent interface by implementing a central 'hub' comprising an e-store and a digitisation suite at The British Library site in Boston Spa, Yorkshire. The hub automatically harvests e-theses from Institutional Repositories and digitises paper theses from participating institutions to offer the single point of access.

http://ethos.bl.uk/Home.do