Thanks to everyone who responded with hints on how to find dissertations
in Amazon. Another possibility suggested to me is to go to the
"Advanced Search" and enter "Proquest" in the publisher box. This
retrieved a number of dissertations (as well as individual articles).
It's sort of tricky to find the Advanced Search page. I couldn't find a
link to it from the Amazon homepage, but I got to it by following these
steps:
-selecting Books from the pull down menu next to "Search"
-don't enter a search term, but click "Go"
-On the next screen you'll see Advanced Search as a tab at the top of
the page and as a link next to the search box. Click Advanced Search.
-You now have search form where you can search for Proquest in the
publisher field.
Marty
Martin Courtois
Information Technology Assistance Center
509 Hale Library
Kansas State University
Manhattan KS 66502
Phone: 785 532-4428
Fax: 785 532-3199
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Quoting Catherine Jannik <[log in to unmask]>:
> I found some Georgia Tech theses by searching for "Georgia
> Institute of Technology." The most recent date was 1995.
> Catherine
>
>
> On Mon, February 20, 2006 4:39 pm, Martin Courtois wrote:
> > Has anyone figured out how to search for ETDs within Amazon? I
> > tried
> > about a dozen recent titles from Dissertation Abstracts, but none
> > were
> > listed. I also tried searching "dissertation umi" but found only
> > 1 ETD
> > which was indicated as being out of print. I'd like to be able to
> > see
> > a list of all ETDs available for purchase through Amazon.
> >
> > Marty
> >
> > Martin Courtois
> > Information Technology Assistance Center
> > 509 Hale Library
> > Kansas State University
> > Manhattan KS 66502
> > Phone: 785 532-4428
> > Fax: 785 532-3199
> > E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> > Quoting John Hagen <[log in to unmask]>:
> >
> >> Dear Colleagues,
> >>
> >> It has come to my attention that there is a partnership for
> >> distribution of ETDs in the Proquest system using Amazon.com.
> >> One of
> >> our faculty members was contacted by a former doctoral student
> >> of his
> >> when she noticed her dissertation for sale on Amazon.com, she
> >> was
> >> worried due to pending publication contractual obligations.
> >>
> >> After having researched this I found that under this new
> >> arrangement
> >> there was nothing seemingly out of the ordinary with the
> >> customary
> >> way Proquest handles its services. This appears to be simply a
> >> cross-referencing of available titles from Proquest, using
> >> Amazon as
> >> a vending portal, and works the same as when contacting Proquest
> >> directly for distribution services such as "Dissertation
> >> Express" at
> >> http://www.umi.com/products_umi/dissertations/disexpress.shtml.
> >> In
> >> fact, I can see how it would be beneficial for all involved to
> >> have
> >> additional distribution via this new outlet.
> >>
> >> However, I wish we had been notified upon implementation of this
> >> service so we could properly advise our graduate students and
> >> faculty. I could not even locate any press release about this
> >> from
> >> the Proquest Website. Our university attorney is presently
> >> vetting
> >> the situation and our online documentation to be sure we cover
> >> our
> >> bases. Below is a copy of an email form letter I received from
> >> Proquest in response to my query.
> >>
> >> For anyone interested, copies of the Proquest Agreement forms
> >> (required for all of our graduate students who submit electronic
> >> theses and dissertations), an opt-out form letter and our online
> >> documentation are available as follows:
> >>
> >> http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/theses/forms/UMImasters.pdf
> >> http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/theses/forms/UMIdoctoral.pdf
> >> http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/theses/samples/UMImemo.pdf
> >> http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/theses/intel-prop.htm
> >>
> >>
> >> It would be interesting to hear your comments, questions and
> >> concerns.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> - jhh
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> >>
> >>
> >> John H. Hagen
> >> Program Coordinator,
> >> Electronic Institutional Document Repository Programs
> >>
> >>
> >> WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
> >> Acquisitions Department
> >> Wise Library, Room 2510
> >> P.O. Box 6069 / 1549 University Ave.
> >> Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
> >> (304) 293-4040, ext. 4025
> >> http://www.wvu.edu/~thesis/
> >>
> >> >>> "Hubenschmidt, Molly" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> 02/16/06 3:18 PM >>>
> >>
> >> 2-16-06
> >> Dear John,
> >> I'm responding to your inquiry about . . .
> >> Amazon.com is now an additional source for very current
> >> dissertations
> >> and theses whose authors have not placed distribution
> >> restrictions on
> >> their work. Bibliographic information and abstracts for
> >> dissertations
> >> and theses published in the current year and the most recent
> >> prior
> >> year will appear in Amazon.com searches. If an Amazon.com
> >> customer
> >> decides to purchase the work, the transaction occurs through
> >> Amazon's
> >> shopping cart procedure. These sales result in royalties, of
> >> course.
> >> The ProQuest-Amazon.com partnership applies only to U.S. authors
> >> of
> >> graduate works published by ProQuest/UMI.
> >>
> >> We're excited about this development because dissertations will
> >> now
> >> show up under anyone's search by area of interest. Readership is
> >> no
> >> longer limited to those in academia or other researchers, and we
> >> believe this is a good thing. We expect to develop a new
> >> constituency
> >> among well-educated lay readers with strong topical interests.
> >> UMI's partnership with Amazon offers one more avenue through
> >> which
> >> the results of academic research can reach society. As we are
> >> all
> >> aware, funding agencies and foundations are heeding society's
> >> call
> >> for making research more widely available to the
> >> public*-especially
> >> science and technology research. Expanded distribution via
> >> Amazon.com
> >> allows researchers to substantiate claims that they are making
> >> their
> >> funded research broadly available.
> >> As your publisher, we offer your dissertation for sale and pay
> >> you
> >> royalties in any year in which your 10% accrues to $10.00 or
> >> more. If
> >> you did not restrict distribution of your dissertation when you
> >> signed your author agreement, we assume that you want the
> >> broadest
> >> possible distribution of your work. If you are no longer
> >> comfortable
> >> making your work broadly available, we can restrict sales of
> >> your
> >> work per your instruction. Please contact our author relations
> >> team
> >> at [log in to unmask] or 1-800-521-0600, extension 7020 if
> >> that
> >> is your wish, or if you have any further questions about the
> >> Amazon.com portal to dissertations and theses.
> >> Best regards,
> >> Molly Molly HubenschmidtProquest Information and
> >> LearningSpecialist,
> >> Author /School Relations300 N. Zeeb Rd. Ann Arbor, MI
> >> 48103-1553tel:
> >> 734-761-4700 x 2165 or 800-521-0600 x2165fax: 734-997-4113
> >> e-mail:[log in to unmask]
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Catherine M. Jannik
> Digital Initiatives Manager
> Georgia Institute of Technology
> Library and Information Center
> Atlanta, GA 30332-0900
> P 404.385.4514
> F 404.894.6084
> [log in to unmask]
> http://www.library.gatech.edu/research_help/librarians/jannik.html
> http://www.library.gatech.edu/research_help/librarians/cj121/
>
> Georgia Tech's Institutional Repository http://SMARTech.gatech.edu
> ETDs @ Georgia Tech http://etd.gatech.edu
>
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