About Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) from Montana State University
What is an ETD?
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An ETD is a thesis/dissertation created as an electronic document (or set of electronic documents).
The electronic documents that make up an ETD can be created using any popular word processing software program. One can also use advanced software programs to produce multimedia animations and sounds for use in an electronic version of a thesis/dissertation.
Advantages of the ETD format
- Increased impact on your field of study
- Increased access and findability for your work
- Improved presentation of your work
- Decreased printing and distribution costs
Submitting an ETD
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Division of Graduate Education at Montana State University ETD documentation
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ETD forms from Division of Graduate Education at Montana State University
"Subscribing" to the ETDs in this database [?]
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What's a feed?
A feed is an XML document that represents content in any format - text, audio or video - to which you can subscribe and read/watch/listen using a feed reader. By subscribing to a feed, you'll be able keep track of a large number of your favorite Web sites or blogs, without having to remember to check each site manually or clutter your email Inbox. Feeds allow you to aggregate this information in one place to be read when you're ready.
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What's a feed reader?
You'll need a feed reader before you can subscribe to feeds. Some feed readers can be downloaded to your computer, and others are web-based. Here are a couple of examples:
Bloglines - a free, web-based news reader
FeedReader - a free downloadable news reader
My Yahoo - My Yahoo has a news reader feature
"Tagging" the ETDs in this database [?]
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What's a tag?
Think of a tag as a keyword or simple category label. People can categorize the items in this database with any tag that makes sense. As more and more tags are added, tags can help you find items which have something in common.
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Examples of tags:
glaciers | mining | germany | fine arts | MT | armylit | non-fiction | riversandstreams
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Developer's Note:
We've left the ability to tag items in the database open and unrestrictive. We encourage you to participate and to participate responsibly for our scholarly community. Thanks!