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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 the
prestigious 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