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Approaches to Shodhganga: A reservoir of Indian theses

India does not have a central repository in which theses are stored from various PhDs across different disciplines. This has led to various kinds of problems from lack of visibility for Indian research to duplication, repetition and even plagiarism in some cases. Most countries have created an online central database where universities as well as researchers post their theses and dissertations. With the proliferation of the Web, this has become a global showcase of research capabilities of each country. Theses and dissertations are known to be the rich and unique source of information, often the only source of research work that does not find its way into various publication channels. The UGC vide its Notification (Minimum Standards & Procedure for Award of. Phil. / Ph.D Degree, Regulation, 2009) dated 1st June 2009 provides for submission of electronic version of theses and dissertation by the researchers in universities in Shodhganga maintained by the INFLIBNET Centre. Universities that sign MoU with the INFLIBNET Centre and mandate submission of electronic version of their theses and dissertation to Shodhganga may get financial assistance from the UGC for digitizing their back-files of theses. Besides, UGC may also provide financial assistance to the INFLIBNET Centre for subscription to software tools that detect plagiarized portion of theses and dissertations. In time to come, ETDs would become more commonplace, grant-giving agencies and accreditation bodies like AICTE, UGC and NAAC would make judgments regarding innovative universities by taking note of their initiatives such as ETDs and IRs. This article aim to explain the purpose and approach of

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Universities are highly responsible for developing new theories through innovative research studies in all around the globe. Students and scholars are putting their best efforts to produce new facts and principles in these centres of higher studies. In India we have around 350 universities and every year almost more than 12000 PhDs are being produced by these universities. Avoiding duplication of research work is a serious matter of concern to all nations. Innovations in ICTs become a boon to avoid duplication as well as utilization of these studies. An electronic submission of these dissertations and theses are known as ETDs. Modern information and communication technology (ICT) acts as an effective intervener for paradigm shifting from closed access theses and dissertations to open access electronic theses and dissertations (ETD). The present study brings out grate opportunity to the library professionals to implement makes the initiatives to create the MoU from Shodhganga from INFLIBNET for the purpose of submission of electronic theses and dissertations. Nearly 202 universities from 29 States of India are registered in Shodhganga as on 25 th march 2015. It is highlighted one that among the 29 States of India, 32 universiti es from Tamil Nadu are registered in the ETD repository scheme of INFLIBNET. It is encourage one that within three months of 2015, 16 universities are register MoU with INFLIBNET for Shodhganga and it may break the earlier records of registration within end of the 2015. Among the 29 States, 202 universities were signed MoU, It is noticed that 54 universities are registered in 2013, 51 universities in 2012, 38 universities registered in 2011 and 10 universities registered in 2010, as on March 2015, 16 universities are registered MoU with INFLIBNET for Shodhganga. It understands from the table that 14 Government universities and 18 private universities from Tamil Nadu are register with Shodhganga. In the second position, 17 government and 7 private universities from Maharashtra registered for Shodhganga. Among the top 25 Indian university in these list, 5 state universities like such as follow as Anna university, Periyar University, Bharathidasan University, Manonmanian Sundarnar University and Bharathiar University are submitting more ETD to Shodhganga.

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Theses and dissertation are known to be the rich and unique source of information, often the only source of research work that does not find its way into various publication channels. Theses and dissertations remain an untapped and under-utilized asset, leading to unnecessary duplication and repetition that, in effect, is the antitheses of research and wastage of huge resources, both human and financial. In this paper examines the Electronic thesis and Dissertation (ETDs) deposited at INFLIBNET Shodhganga project by Indian Universities. It is found that 99994 + theses have been deposited on various disciplines by 260 universities. The 3485 synopses were uploaded in the Shodhganga project. In this paper analysed top ten universities contributing electronic theses, year wise contribution and top viewed theses in the database.

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ETDs can contain non-text elements such as multimedia, sound, video, and hypertext links. This enables scholars worldwide to locate, search, and download ETDs. For most scholars, the the Ph.D thesis and M.phil dissertations are the first major work of scholarship they produce. To make those works more readily available to other scholars, as well as to save money, many universities and libraries are now making digitized (or electronic) versions available. The Shodhganga@INFLIBNET is set-up using open source digital repository software called DSpace developed by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in partnership between Hewlett- Packard (HP). The DSpace uses internationally recognized protocols and interoperability standards. Shodhganga provides a platform for research scholars to deposit their Ph.D. theses and make it available to the entire scholarly community in open access. An attempt has been made to determine the present status of participating Indian Universities in Shodganga.

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Researchers can communicate their study findings stated in their doctoral theses with the whole academic community through the platform provided by Shodhganga. Present study is focused on ETDs submission made by various universities in Andhra Pradesh (i.e State, central, deemed, private) in Shodhganga project. One of the main objectives of the research is to present the ETD's scenario in Andhra Pradesh's universities. In this study observation method was used to collect the data which is completely web based. Data analysis was done using the Excel programme. This report highlights the contributions made to Shodhganga from May to July 2023 from various universities of Andhra Pradesh. The data accumulated was divided into several important areas, such as total contributions, types of universities, top five departments contributing to the top five universities, language-wise contributions, and the universities in Andhra Pradesh with the highest contribution. Finally, it can be concluded that, total 20 universities of Andhra Pradesh contribute their theses 23,923, and among the total 22,860 ETDs are in English language is made by the researchers.

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The present study attempts to evaluate the contributions made by the central universities of Northeast India to the open access repository of Shodhganga by INFLIBNET. Out of total 10 central universities of Northeast India, 9 Universities have already signed with MoU of Shodhganga repository and all are contributing their theses and dissertations to this project. North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) made the first initiative to signed MoU with Shodhganga and it has the highest numbers of 2,093 contributions in the repository and ranked 1st among all the central universities of Northeast India. Department of Education of North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) has the highest numbers of contribution in the repository of Shodhganga by INFLIBNET. English was the most preferred language for the theses and dissertations of the central universities of Northeast India.

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Availability of electronic theses and dissertations (etds) of state universities of tamil nadu in inflibnet shodhganga project: an analysis.

Sivakumaren K.S , Anna University, Chennai-44 Follow Swaminathan S Follow

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This paper investigates the contributions of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) by 16 State Universities of Tamil Nadu in INFLIBNET-Shodhganga project. It is found that 41870 Electronic Theses and Dissertations were uploaded by 16 State Universities. Among these Universities, Anna University, Chennai and University of Madras were contributed highest number of ETDs in this project.The Department of Information and Communication, Anna University and Department of Tamil Studies, Bharathidasan University, Trichy were the top two departments, which contributed more number of theses in the respective domains. Further, the study has analyzed the number of theses uploaded on various disciplines. The result shows that highest number of ETDs was found on “Information and Communication” and “Commerce.”

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2024 Three Minute Thesis competition application now open

Interested doctoral students must register by Oct. 1 to participate in this signature event

The application for the  Three Minute Thesis competition  is now open for interested doctoral students. 

3MT is an academic competition that challenges students to summarize their thesis in three minutes for a general audience and a panel of judges, who rate their performance. The three winners of the competition, along with a people’s choice winner, receive prize money, with the first-place recipient receiving $1,500 and a chance to represent the university at the regional, national and international competitions.

To participate, you must be a CU Boulder doctoral student admitted to candidacy by December 1, 2024, and be enrolled for spring 2025 and expect to graduate in May 2025 or later. Graduates or alumni are not eligible. The deadline for registering is Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 11:59 p.m.

Application closes Oct. 1

“Amazing research happens every day by graduate students, but it often flies under the radar. The Three Minute Thesis competition is an opportunity to showcase that creative and innovative work and the talented students that make it happen,” Scott Adler, the dean of the Graduate School,  said previously . 

The 3MT event began in 2008 when the state of Queensland, Australia, suffered from a severe drought. To conserve water, residents were encouraged to time their showers, and many people had a three-minute egg timer fixed to the wall in their bathroom. The then-dean of the University of Queensland Graduate School, Emeritus Professor Alan Lawson, decided to apply the same approach with his students in a first of its kind competition. 

It has since spread across the globe, including to CU Boulder. 

Prior to CU Boulder’s competition, which takes place every February and is one of the Graduate School’s signature events, students participate in a series of workshops to improve their presentation and research communication skills, helping them to effectively (and succinctly) explain the significance of their research. These workshops also provide a chance for students to forge connections within a like-minded cohort from across the disciplines. 

One such workshop or presentation scheduled for this year, among others discussing things like storytelling framework and improvisation techniques, is an exclusive talk by international 3MT winner, and Marvin H. Caruthers Endowed Chair for Early-Career Faculty Assistant Professor  Samuel Ramsey  on science communication. Watch Dr. Sammy’s  winning 3MT presentation here . 

For more information, including seeing the past winners, refer to the  3MT website . For all other questions, contact Hailey Herman at  [email protected] . 

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