E-theses and Indian academia: A case study of nine ETD digital libraries and formulation of policies for a national service

International Information and Library Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-33

  Ghosh, Maitrayee ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Electronic theses and dissertations; ETD consortia; ETD digital libraries; ETD repositories; Indian institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 59649123796     PISSN: 10572317     EISSN: 10959297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iilr.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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