Transcript A CMS for PhD Theses Oleg Burlaca, Constantin Gaindric, Svetlana Cojocaru Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science.

A CMS for PhD Theses
Oleg Burlaca, Constantin Gaindric, Svetlana Cojocaru
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science
ETD – Electronic Theses and Dissertations
All ETD related projects that were investigated had focused
more on automatic and distributed submission of theses,
library processing, full text indexing, format conversion,
rather than investing in system functionality, usability,
information architecture.
Building a Content Management System for
the National portal of Phd Theses…
What is a CMS ?
Software that enables one to add and/or
manipulate content on a Web site.
CMS Purpose:
Enhanced integration and automatization of
processes that contribute to efficient dissemination of
information on the Internet
NeoSite
Toolbars defined in XML docs
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Panel
Content
Tree
Monitoring
Error logs
Search
Results
Template
Tree
Opened entities and tasks
HTTP Activity
FTP Activity
Multiple Relations
Theses
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2003
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Related Items (7)
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Similar Theses
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2004
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References
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Virtual
Similar Theses
References
New Relation
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Institutions
Specialtes
Councils
Theses
Before
Thesis Abstract
Thesis
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After
• Author
• Degree
• Speciality
• Date of defence
• Scientific supervisor
• Institution
• Scientific Council
• Status
• Keywords
• Summary
• Table of contents
• Committee members
• Oficial opponents
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Representing thesis data as hierarchical relations
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Thesis
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Institution
Navigation
Browse by:
• defence year
• institution
• science domain
• speciality
/theses/[year]/
/theses/[institution]/
/theses/[domain]/
/theses/filter/?spec=$id
Search
• *.pdf, *.doc files
• word forms: russian, english, romanian
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Technology
ServerSide:
Database :
Programming:
WebServer:
MySql 4.0.22
Perl 5.8.7
2 x Apache 1.3.33
(mod_rewrite + mod_proxy + mod_perl)
ClientSide:
NeoSite 3.5.3
Statistics
Nr. Theses: 100
Theses (PDF): 520 MB
What is an Electronic Thesis ?
Alternative method for displaying research
- Electronic, instead of paper
- Technologically advanced
(color images, hyperlinks, audio/video)
- Available for worldwide retrieval
Benefits
- Reduction in the needless repetition of investigations that are
carried out because people are unaware of the findings of other students
who have completed a thesis.
- Widely known results allow copies to be identified more easily.
Conclusions
Theses will matter more than they have in the past.
Thanks to digital libraries, students and universities will pay
greater attention to the quality of students research and writing.
Mission
To increase the visibility and to valorize Moldavian
scientific production at the international level.
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