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Riding the Restriction Wave at the University of North Texas. Comparing IR and ProQuest Embargoes, 2000 to 2012. Jill Kleister, UNT Daniel Alemneh, UNT Dan Short, ProQuest USETDA 2013 Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity Claremont, CA July 24-26, 2013. Food for thought. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Riding the Restriction Wave at the University
of North TexasComparing IR and ProQuest Embargoes,
2000 to 2012
Jill Kleister, UNTDaniel Alemneh, UNTDan Short, ProQuest
USETDA 2013Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity
Claremont, CAJuly 24-26, 2013
Food for thought“Low hanging fruit”
“Mandatory Open Access Publishing for Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Ethics and Enthusiasm.” Hawkins, Kimball, & Ives (2013), Journal of Academic Librarianship, 39(1), 32–60.
“OA Kool-Aid”“Equanimity toward Open Access ETDs: An initial response to ‘Closing the Deal’ by Hawkins, Kimball and Ives.” Clement (19 Feb 2013), Free US ETDs (FUSE) blog.
“The beef”“What’s the beef with ETD embargoes?” Clement (26 Mar 2013), Free US ETDs (FUSE) blog.
The Electric Kool-Aid
Acid Test
UNT Embargo PoliciesInception to 2006
At student discretion; no justification requiredNo expiration
2007 to 2010All requests approved by Graduate School Dean, on
case-by-case basis2010 to present
Authority rests with major professor5 year limitOne time 2-year extension at discretion of student
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120
20
40
60
80
100
120
Numbered of Embargoed ETDs by Year: UNT
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120%
50%
100%
UNT Embargoed ETDs% Document Type by Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120%
50%
100%UNT Embargoed ETDs
% Academic Type by Year
RTVF (Thesis only)
Math (Diss only)
Business
Art (Thesis Only)
History
English
Music
Engineering
Hard Sciences
Education
Soft Sciences
7
9
19
22
42
47
58
73
112
118
164
UNT By Subject2000-2006 Combined Totals
Math (Diss only)
RTVF (Thesis only)
Business (Diss only)
Education
Music
Engineering
Soft Sciences
History
Hard Sciences
English
1
2
3
5
7
8
10
12
16
27
UNT by Subject2007-2012
UNT Embargoed ETDsTop 5 Subjects
2000-2006 2007-2012Soft SciencesEducationHard SciencesEngineeringMusic
EnglishHard SciencesHistorySoft SciencesEngineering
ProQuest Embargo PoliciesEmbargoes of all kinds always allowed but
burden on the student to initiate discussion1997: Ability to embargo electronic
versions (vs. print/microfiche) added to database; burden on the student to initiate discussion
2007: Restriction options placed on agreement form, as check boxes
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Number of ProQuest Embargoed ETDs per Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120%
50%
100%
ProQuest Embargoed ETDs% Document Type by Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120%
50%
100%
ProQuest Embargoed ETDs% Academic Type by Year
Math (Diss only)
RTVF (Thesis only)
Business (Diss only)
English
Music
Engineering
Education
History
Soft Sciences
Hard Sciences
1
2
4
18
21
28
30
30
35
43
ProQuest by SubjectAll Years Combined
Student choice/Available on formTop 5 Subjects
UNT 2000-2006 ProQuest 2007-2012Soft SciencesEducationHard SciencesEngineeringMusic
Hard SciencesHistoryEducationSoft SciencesEngineering
Science
HumanitiesHybrid
0
100
200
300
Academic TypesUNT (2000-06) vs. ProQuest (2007-12)
PQUNT
Theses46%
Dissertations54%
Embargoed in Both PlacesDocument Type %, All Years Combined
Hard Sci History
English
MusicEngineering
Soft ScienceRTVF
Educ
Embargoed in Both PlacesSubject %, All Years Combined
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120
20
40
60
80
100
120
2 1 4 7 6 2 614 17
Number Embargoed ETDsUNT, ProQuest, and Both Places
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
“Low hanging fruit” “OA Kool-Aid” “The beef”
Future TripsFurther analysis of existing data
Add nationality data Have embargoed ETDs resulted in published
works? How long from graduation to publication? In which subject areas?
Monitoring future embargoed ETDs, especially those embargoed in both places
Contacting 1999-2006 students, asking them to consider removing their embargo
ConclusionThe needs of the students must be balanced against the institution’s needs and goals.Justification for embargo should not be especially onerous, but needs to be more than a mere checkbox on a form.Asking students to provide justification for an embargo encourages thoughtful consideration of all consequences, not just the immediate advantages.
