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# ETDs freed here (U.S. Institutions Respecting Student Choice in Disseminating their ETDs)   ### ##  Originally Posted on the (now-closed)  blog Free *Free  US ETDs (FUSE) (FUSE)* as "ETDs freed here"  
  Introduction  The following American institutions of higher education have adopted policies that allow   doctoral students to decide whether or not to submit their dissertations to the commercial   reseller, ProQuest (meaning they’ve gone “ProQuest Optional” or “NoQuest”). This type of   policy represents a significant break from the status quo established in the Microfilm Era of   the mid20th mid-20th  Century, recognizing the possibilities and power of the Digital Era of the 21st   Century. open access repositories and scholarly sharing networks such as SHARE. Institution decision makers considering changing dissertation dissemination policy for Open Access may find relevant readings on an associated bibliography.  Note that these the instituions preferring ETD access from open access repositories  are all heavyhitters heavy-hitters  in terms of graduate research, as reflected by their   common research: research status is noted in terms of  Carnegie Classification as Comprehensive Doctoral degree granting institutions (either CompDoc/MedVet or CompDoc/NMedVet). Many are also members of and membership in  theprestigious  Association of American Universities (AAU) with top-tier research libraries belonging to the Association of Research Libraries. Universities.  This **This  list continues to grow — please feel free to add a comment to let us know of any schools we’ve missed! 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