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How to get a French doctoral thesis, especially when you aren’t French

How to get a French doctoral thesis, especially when you aren’t French. Paillassard, P., Schöpfel, J. & Stock, C. INIST-CNRS Nancy (France). Pierrette PAILLASSARD Joachim SCHOPFEL Christiane STOCK. WORK ON GREY IN PROGRESS The New York Academy of Medicine 6-7 December 200 4.

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How to get a French doctoral thesis, especially when you aren’t French

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  1. How to get a French doctoral thesis, especially when you aren’t French Paillassard, P., Schöpfel, J. & Stock, C. INIST-CNRS Nancy (France) Pierrette PAILLASSARD Joachim SCHOPFEL Christiane STOCK WORK ON GREY IN PROGRESS The New York Academy of Medicine 6-7 December 2004

  2. Definition • 1985-2000 : First steps • Paper workflow • The ETD project (2000) • ETD workflow 2004 • French ETD archives • Metadata • Practical tips Pierrette PAILLASSARD Joachim SCHOPFEL Christiane STOCK WORK ON GREY IN PROGRESS The New York Academy of Medicine 6-7 December 2004

  3. What is a French Doctoral thesis ? • A scientific publication: the result of 3-4 years of research • An administrative document: mandatory to obtain a diploma/title • A reviewed grey document: reviewed by a jury, dissemination authorized by the University president Pierrette PAILLASSARD Joachim SCHOPFEL Christiane STOCK WORK ON GREY IN PROGRESS The New York Academy of Medicine 6-7 December 2004

  4. First steps to improve access (1985 – 2000) • Guarantee deposit • Improve identification and retrieval (standardized registration form) • More documents per library, less shelfspace (paper -> microform) • « Service des thèses » • 1 registration form 3 input centres and 1 online database : (Téléthèses) • 2 national reproduction services (ANRT) Pierrette PAILLASSARD Joachim SCHOPFEL Christiane STOCK WORK ON GREY IN PROGRESS The New York Academy of Medicine 6-7 December 2004

  5. Paper workflow Pierrette PAILLASSARD Joachim SCHOPFEL Christiane STOCK WORK ON GREY IN PROGRESS The New York Academy of Medicine 6-7 December 2004

  6. From print to electronic format(The initial project - 2000) • The centralized structure is preserved. • In the heart of the system, the national academic union catalogue, SUDOC. • Each ETD record in the SUDOC is linked to the full-text (URL link from the 856 field). • Each ETD is archived on a local server (university). • A national backup server contains part or all of French ETDs in PDF. Pierrette PAILLASSARD Joachim SCHOPFEL Christiane STOCK WORK ON GREY IN PROGRESS The New York Academy of Medicine 6-7 December 2004

  7. Electronic workflow 2004 Pierrette PAILLASSARD Joachim SCHOPFEL Christiane STOCK WORK ON GREY IN PROGRESS The New York Academy of Medicine 6-7 December 2004

  8. Archives: typology Pierrette PAILLASSARD Joachim SCHOPFEL Christiane STOCK WORK ON GREY IN PROGRESS The New York Academy of Medicine 6-7 December 2004

  9. Thesis metadata Pierrette PAILLASSARD Joachim SCHOPFEL Christiane STOCK WORK ON GREY IN PROGRESS The New York Academy of Medicine 6-7 December 2004

  10. Print copies SUDOC: http://www.sudoc.abes.fr OPACs: BIUM : http://www.bium.univ-paris5.fr INIST: http://services.inist.fr/public/eng/consult.htm ANRT Lille: http://www.anrtheses.com.fr Some practical tips to search and order a French doctoral thesis Pierrette PAILLASSARD Joachim SCHOPFEL Christiane STOCK WORK ON GREY IN PROGRESS The New York Academy of Medicine 6-7 December 2004

  11. Weblinks to ETDs: e.g. BNF http://signets.bnf.fr/html/categories/c_011theses_fra_ligne.html Archives/platforms: eg. TEL http://tel.ccsd.cnrs.fr OPACs: e.g. Lyon http://scd.univ-lyon2.fr Portals: Cyberthèses http://cyberdocs.univ-lyon2.fr/en/ , future SIGLE Thank you ! Some practical tips to search and order a French ETD Contact : Pierrette PAILLASSARD: pierrette.paillassard@inist.fr Joachim SCHOPFEL: joachim.schopfel@inist.fr Christiane STOCK: christiane.stock@inist.fr Pierrette PAILLASSARD Joachim SCHOPFEL Christiane STOCK WORK ON GREY IN PROGRESS The New York Academy of Medicine 6-7 December 2004

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