8th International Simposium of Theses & Dissertations 28-30 September, 2005. Sydney, Australia Digital theses in Peru Toward the implementation of the National web page of digital theses and dissertations Libio Huaroto P. Biblioteca Central Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) Lima – Perú [email_address]

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Background In 2001, the Biblioteca Central , coordin at or of Sistema de Biblioteca s de la UNMSM , submitted the entitled project : “ Digitaliza t i o n of San Marcos theses and dissertations on full text on Internet”. This project was aproved throught R. R. N° 01061-R-02 d ated on F ebr uary 14th, 2002. “ To authorize the publication on full text of theses and dissertations on the UNMSM virtual library´s web page, only with the authors´s permission ” (Art. 3).

Background

In 2001, the Biblioteca Central , coordin at or of Sistema de Biblioteca s de la UNMSM , submitted the entitled project : “ Digitaliza t i o n of San Marcos theses and dissertations on full text on Internet”.

This project was aproved throught R. R. N° 01061-R-02 d ated on F ebr uary 14th, 2002.

“ To authorize the publication on full text of theses and dissertations on the UNMSM virtual library´s web page, only with the authors´s permission ” (Art. 3).

Characteristics Free access for full text Html and PDF formats (chapter and full text) Index: authors, academic grade, year of publication and areas (develop manually) Average of time for publications for each theses: 27 hours

Characteristics

Free access for full text

Html and PDF formats (chapter and full text)

Index: authors, academic grade, year of publication and areas (develop manually)

Average of time for publications for each theses: 27 hours

Reception de files of theses Verification of content Cataloging Process Digital process Publication on Internet Digital thesis process

http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/BibVirtual/Tesis/Principal.asp

Cybertesis Peru “ Using standards to improve the process”

Project submitted to the Fonds Francophone des Inforoutes and to UNESCO in 1998, by the universities of Montreal, Lyon and Alexandria (Egypt). In the year 1999, the Universidad de Chile and Geneve University (Switzerland) were also included. In Latin America there are 5 chilean universities which are part of the project since 2003. In 2004, Colombia and Peru have started their participation each one throught one university. In Peru , the project started with the signature of one aggrement between the UNMSM and the Universidad de Chile , on November 2003. The web page Cybertesis Peru was launched on June, 2004 . Background

Project submitted to the Fonds Francophone des Inforoutes and to UNESCO in 1998, by the universities of Montreal, Lyon and Alexandria (Egypt). In the year 1999, the Universidad de Chile and Geneve University (Switzerland) were also included.

In Latin America there are 5 chilean universities which are part of the project since 2003. In 2004, Colombia and Peru have started their participation each one throught one university.

In Peru , the project started with the signature of one aggrement between the UNMSM and the Universidad de Chile , on November 2003. The web page Cybertesis Peru was launched on June, 2004 .

Characteristics Standards for exchange information (OAI-PMH, DC, XML,TEI Lite and others) Use free software (linux, open office java, html, pdf, sdx and others) Search and retrieve informations systems Multilingüe interfases Tools for monitoring, statisctics and ranking of theses Average of time for publications for each theses: 8 hours Permit develop and implement new characteristics

Standards for exchange information (OAI-PMH, DC, XML,TEI Lite and others)

Use free software (linux, open office java, html, pdf, sdx and others)

Search and retrieve informations systems

Multilingüe interfases

Tools for monitoring, statisctics and ranking of theses

Average of time for publications for each theses: 8 hours

Permit develop and implement new characteristics

www.cybertesis.edu.pe

www.cybertesis.net http://cyberdocs.univ-lyon2.fr/

Number of digital theses in Central Libray UNMSM from 2002 to 2005 Printed theses 2002-2005 Acceptance form Published on BDThesis Full text ( from Feb. 2002 to Jun . 200 4 ) Published in Cybertesis Full text (from June 2004 until now) 2352 1250 395 330

Statistics of Portal Web CYBERTESIS PERU www.cybertesis.edu.pe Octuber 2004 – August 2005 Total of visits: 27,506 Advanced Web Statistics 6.4 (build 1.814) - Generado por awstats (plugins: geoip)

On schedule: To built a national web page covering the information about theses and dissertations. To implement new methodological tools to Cybertesis (such as Thesaurus, forum , and others) in order to spread the improvements among the members of the network. To get funds to increase the number of digital theses and dissertations on line. To design and develop strategies promoting the participation of the academic areas on Cybertesis .

On schedule:

To built a national web page covering the information about theses and dissertations.

To implement new methodological tools to Cybertesis (such as Thesaurus, forum , and others) in order to spread the improvements among the members of the network.

To get funds to increase the number of digital theses and dissertations on line.

To design and develop strategies promoting the participation of the academic areas on Cybertesis .

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