Greetings, all:

Yes, Jude is correct.  In early 2001, we at the University of
Florida chose to "phase in" ETD submissions by requiring that when
the incoming class of Fall 2001 submit their theses and
dissertations, they would do so electronically.  During the
interim between 2001 and the expected peak in 2003, students had
the option of submitting electronically, with some colleges
requiring ETD submission on their own (Computer Science,
Engineering, Mathematics, for example).  This gave us the time we
needed to build, test and modify the necessary infrastructure to
support the ETDs, and as predicted, the number of electronic
submissions reached a dramatic peak in Spring 2003 and has stayed
robust ever since.

Here are the links to the 3 major UF websites pertaining to ETDs:

1.  http://etd.circa.ufl.edu/index.html
2.  http://gradschool.rgp.ufl.edu/editorial/introduction.html
3.  http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/etd.html

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us.

- Jim Albury
  AT-ETD Technical Coordinator

On Thu Mar 31 18:58:03 EST 2005, Jude Edminster
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thomas,
>
> The University of Florida requires them and Bowling Green State
> in Ohio
> will require them in fall of this year.
>
> Jude
>
> Jude Edminster
> Assistant Professor of English
> S & TC Program Director
> Bowling Green State University
> Bowling Green, Ohio  43403
> [log in to unmask]
>
> "The past is a foreign country. They do things differently
> there."
>                                 --L.P. Hartley
>
>



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ALBURY,JAMES C