About ETD Administrator
The UMI ETD Administrator system helps manage the electronic submission of dissertations and theses that your university plans to publish with us. It simplifies the submission process for students and graduate administrators alike by moving all steps online and eliminating the need to box and ship paper copies of each dissertation or thesis.
Managing submissions with ETD Administrator
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How do students submit?
We will establish a unique ETD Administrator site for your students that will guide them through uploading their graduate works and all relevant information. The system alerts the designated administrator for your institution when each student submission is complete, providing an opportunity to review the submission before sending it to us.How do I manage their submissions?
Every ETD Administrator site will have one primary administrator, with additional administrators depending on the size and needs of your institution. Alerted when new submissions are completed, the administrator reviews each submission before sending to UMI, either individually or in batches. The administrator can also have the prepublication version of each submission posted to a university FTP site.Why go online with ETD Administrator?
There are many benefits to using ETD Administrator, including:- Faster, simpler submission process: Online submissions typically are processed twice as quickly as paper submissions.
- Superior publication: Manuscripts submitted digitally retain their original appearance, with color images, graphics, and crisp, clear text.
- Effective management tools: Tools are provided to help you administer the process. Students can pay using a credit card, so no more payments to manage. We can provide free delivery to the library of pre-print versions of your submissions.
How can we get started?
It's easy to begin publishing with UMI ETD Administrator.- Try our demo site: We've created a special "demo" version of ETD Administrator to help you test the student submission process and test the administrator features.
- See who else is using it: Check out the list of participating institutions.
- Check out the documentation: Read our Administrator Guide
for more detail on the ETD Administrator system. - Sign up: Want to begin publishing with UMI ETD Administrator? We can set up a customized ETD Administrator site for your institution. Sign up your institution.
