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Opening The Dissertation: Overcoming Cultural Calcification And Agoraphobia, Denise Troll Covey
Opening The Dissertation: Overcoming Cultural Calcification And Agoraphobia, Denise Troll Covey
Denise Troll Covey
This article places the struggle to open access to the dissertation in the context of the crisis in doctoral education and the transition from print to digital literacy. It explores the underlying cultural calcification and agoraphobia that deter engagement with openness. Solving the problems will require overhauling the curriculum and conventions of doctoral education. Opening access to dissertations is an important first step, but insufficient to end the crisis. Only opening other dimensions of the dissertation -- the structure, media, notion of authorship, and methods of assessment -- can foster the digital literacy needed to save PhD programs from extinction. …
Filling The Gap Between Vendor And User Practice, Denise Troll Covey
Filling The Gap Between Vendor And User Practice, Denise Troll Covey
Denise Troll Covey
No abstract provided.
Automated Reference Assistance: Reference For A New Generation, Denise Troll Covey
Automated Reference Assistance: Reference For A New Generation, Denise Troll Covey
Denise Troll Covey
No abstract provided.
Providing Technology Support: The Never-Ending Story Of Today's Library, Denise Troll, Melanie Myers
Providing Technology Support: The Never-Ending Story Of Today's Library, Denise Troll, Melanie Myers
Denise Troll Covey
No abstract provided.