A content management system for electronic theses

Abstract

PhD theses represent a global source of information that is underutilized due to their lack of physical availability. Making this information available on the Web provides the key to dissemination of the research results. This article describes ongoing efforts to build a content management system for PhD theses, authors, opponents, institutions and a web site as it’s frontend. The purpose of the system is a consistent, up to date source of information and statistics for research community.