PROQUEST DISSERTATIONS & THESES GLOBAL

PQDT SUBMISSIONS OPTIONSFOR UNIVERSITIES

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PQDT SUBMISSION METHODS: AT A GLANCE

ProQuest ETDAdministrator

IR Submission +PQ FTP/ Harvest

Students uploadto PQDT via

ProQuest’s cloud based work�ow tool. Optional feed to IR

University includes PQDT submission option to students within its own IR ingest work�ow

PQDT SUBMISSION METHODS: IN DETAILProQuest ETD Administrator

Student submits metadata

Student submits PDF

The system then forwards it to a University administrator

who checks and authorises the

submission

ProQuest editors

and pdf beforeSystem simultaneously splits

Utilising Proquest’s cloud submission software as a service

system known asETD Administrator

PQDT

feeds to PQDT and the University’ssown open access (OA) IR

double check metadata

loading to PQDT

PQDT SUBMISSION METHODS: IN DETAILIR Submission + PQ Feed Option

University uses its own internal system to collect student’s

theses

ProQuest ingests the theses into PQDT either by harvest or FTP

Student sees the PQDT option, clicks “Agree” to the ProQuest

agreement to send also to PQDT

University amends its own submission system to include an option for students to submit via

PQDT

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