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#ETDs # ETDs  freed here (U.S. Institutions Respecting Student Choice in Disseminating their ETDs) ###Originally ### Originally  Posted on the blog Free US ETDs (FUSE)http://sites.tdl.org/fuse/?page_id=372 1/7  The following American institutions of higher education have adopted policies that allow  

policy represents a significant break from the status quo established in the Microfilm Era of   the mid20th Century, recognizing the possibilities and power of the Digital Era of the 21st   Century.   Note that these are all heavyhitters in terms of graduate research, as reflected by their common Carnegie Classification as Comprehensive Doctoral degree granting institutions (either CompDoc/MedVet or CompDoc/NMedVet). Many are also members of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU) with toptier top-tier  research libraries belonging to the Association of Research Libraries. This list continues to grow —in fact, a number of additional institutions have alerted this   blogger of their intentions to change policies soon. So  pleasestay tuned and  feel free to add a comment to let us know of any schools we’ve missed! 1. Boise State University   The Graduate College no longer sends copies of the dissertation to ProQuest. If you’d like to submit your dissertation to ProQuest, contact ProQuest directly (http://www.proquest.com/enUS/ products/brands/pl_umidp.shtml).Free US ETDs (FUSE)   Promoting Open Access to American graduate research    2/20/2015 ETDs freed here (U.S. Institutions Respecting Student Choice in Disseminating their ETDs) | Free US ETDs (FUSE)   http://sites.tdl.org/fuse/?page_id=372 2/7  2. Brown University   Where are Brown’s ETDs available? Brown ETDs will be available in the Brown Digital Repository (BDR). A permanent URL will be available for use in your resume. Dissertations of candidates who elect to enter into an individual publication agreement with ProQuest will also be available in the commercial ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Full Text database. 3. Florida International University   On the Final ETD Approval form, Doctoral students can opt to let UGS submit their dissertation to ProQuest. 4. Georgia Institute of Technology   Silent on ProQuest/UMI submission   5. Louisiana State University