The Ohio Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Association (OETDA) is a non-profit association established in September 2006 by a network of interested ETD professionals in the State of Ohio. Membership is open to persons responsible for or interested in Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD). The Association seeks to address issues important to the ETD community, increase ETD knowledge of its members, provide information on how to increase productivity through the sharing of “best-practices,” provide networking and learning opportunities, advance the ETD professional role, establish standards, promote ETD open access, and more.

OETDA Fall 2012: Ohio ETD Mission and Vision

When:

Thursday-Friday, November 1-2, 2012

Where:

Double Tree Suites (by Hilton Columbus Downtown), 50 South Front Street, Columbus, OH, (614) 228-4600.  Use Registration Code ‘C-ETD’ for $109 room rate

Registration:

Register Online or, print and mail a paper form.

For More Information:

Visit the Meetings/Conferences page

OETDA Fall 2011 Meeting

The Productivity Improvement Conference was held at the Dublin Embassy Suites on October 28, 2011, see the meetings page for presentation materials and agenda.

OETDA Award Winners April 2010

ETD Leadership Award Winner 2010

John Hagen, West Virginia University, Morgantown

ETD Service Award Winner 2010

Tim Watson, Ohio State University

OETDA Student Award Winners for 2010

Outstanding ETD Innovation Award

Guylaine Vaillancourt, Ph. D., Leadership & Change
Mentoring Apprentice Music Therapists for Peace and Social Justice through Community Music Therapy: An Arts-Based Study View ETD

Outstanding ETD Scholarship Award

Lucy Elizabeth Barbera, Ph. D., Leadership & Change
Palpable Pedagogy: Expressive Arts, Leadership, and Change in Social Justice Teacher Education (An Ethnographic/Auto-Ethnographic Study of the Classroom Culture of an Arts-Based Teacher Education Course) View ETD

More information

Membership Benefits of OETDA include:

Networking

Network with others who process ETDs, catalog ETDs, and are involved with international ETD initiatives. OETDA provides an opportunity to develop a strong statewide network of ETD professionals to call upon for assistance in problem solving, in understanding ETD filing practices, and with developing and implementing new ETD procedures. A semi-annual meeting is also held to increase productivity through process and information sharing.

Conference

OETDA meets annually to share best practices, to develop more productive ETD programs, and to learn more about important ETD initiatives. Leaders in the field of ETD and related-organizations present current issues, provide updates on new ETD technologies, and provide methods for improving ETD filing practices.

Ohio ETD Survey – January 2007

Awards

OETDA offers the following awards:

• ETD Professional Awards: Leadership and Service
• ETD Student Awards: Innovation and Scholarship