12th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations Libio Huaroto Libio Huaroto Liliana Elespuru Liliana Elespuru [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]Pedro Zulen Central Library – UNMSM Pedro Zulen Central Library – UNMSM UPC Library System UPC Library System Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Junio, 2009 Junio, 2009 Cybertesis Style Page Application for Producing Digital Theses in Two Peruvian Universities
35
Embed
Cybertesis Style Page Application for Producing Digital Theses in Two
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
12th International Symposium on ElectronicTheses and Dissertations
Libio HuarotoLibio Huaroto Liliana Elespuru Liliana Elespuru [email protected]@unmsm.edu.pe [email protected]@upc.edu.pePedro Zulen Central Library – UNMSMPedro Zulen Central Library – UNMSM UPC Library SystemUPC Library System
Cybertesis Style Page Application for Producing Digital Theses in Two
Peruvian Universities
Background
1999 Initial steps in San Marcos University (UNMSM)
2002 Digitization process starts (UNMSM)
2003 (Nov.) Agreement signed with Universidad de Chile, Lyon University and UNESCO for using Cybertesis methodology
2004 (Jun.) Cybertesis launching in Peru
2005-2008: Spread of Cybertesis movement in Peru (Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas UPC)
2008-2009: Students use atemplate for digital theses in twoUniversities (UNMSM and UPC)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM)Central Library
Universidad Peruana deCiencias Aplicadas (UPC)Library System
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM)
- Founded 1551
Undergraduate studies- 20 Faculties-Sciences, engineering, medicine, humanities, law & political science, - 30,000 students
Graduate studies- 59 Programs (doctoral & master degrees)- 4,000 students
Libraries51 libraries (UNMSM faculties & research institutes)
Number of Theses (annually)Undergraduate: 650Graduate: 250
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)
-Founded 1994
Undergraduate studies10 Faculties- Hospitality and Tourism Management, Architecture, Contemporary arts, Health Sciences, Humanities, Communications, Law, Economic Sciences, Engineering and Business and Administration- 20,000 students
Graduate studies- 11 Programs (doctoral & master degrees)- 2,000 students
• Identifies its contents for the next process of conversion and storing in digital format : XML, PDF, HTML.
• It was developed to be used in programs like MSWord y OpenOffice.
•Compatible with operating systems Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Linux.
• Its name is Uchile.dot
Advantages
University• Standardizes the style of the theses • Ensures the preservation of theses in digital format
Library• Shortens the time for digital publication• Makes it easier to convert to various formats: PDF, HTML and XML• Fewer people are required for digital processing and publication
Students• Helps students identify the components of the theses• Less time is needed for producing the thesis• One format for all theses
Impact
Changes at university statements and rules (UPC)
• Research methodology courses:
• Unified format for working papers or courses assignments at the University .
• Unified format for bibliography.
Mandatory template usage for theses writing (UPC y UNMSM)
Cybertesis templates
Divided in three sections:
Preliminary Sections• Title page• Preliminary pages
Body• Body of the thesis• Text• Pagination• Citations• Ilustrations
Final Sections• Bibliography and Appendix
Style Page Instalation
1
2
C:\Archivos de programa\microsoft office\templates (Microsoft Office 2000 version)
Instalation of the menu bar with options for writing and formatting the thesis
It is an automated process for selecting tools, templates and complements.
3
Normal view
Controlling and viewing the style during the marking up process
4 5
On the left side a style control area is displayed
Now it is ready to be marked up
6
Normal view
CYBERTESIS TEMPLATE – APPLYING PROCESS
1. Applying the Cybertesis style page to the document (Uchile.dot)
2. Metadata creation (Using XLM SPY software)
3. Applying the Cybertesis convertion chain to the theses (converting PDF, HTML y XML files)
Cybertesis Convertion Process
¿How to manage training to 33,000 students and 4,000 professors to use the style page in UNMSM?
How to manage training to 22,000 students and 1,550 professors to use the style page in UPC?
TRAINING WORKSHOPSUNMSM CASE
“Pedro Zulen” Central Library
Research Council (CSI)
Module 1: Why and how to write a theses: The benefits of doing research
Module 2: How to use the Cybertesis style page
Module 3: How to use full text science databases
Modulo 4: How to use citation management software
March - April 2009 No.
Faculty of Dentistry 50
Faculty of Veterinaty Medicine 60
Faculty of Biological Sciences 35
Faculty of Mathematics 46
TOTAL 191
October – December 2008 No.
Faculty of Dentistry 30
Faculty of Psychology 25
TOTAL 55
Total: 476 USERS
TRAINING WORKSHOPS:USERS TRAINED
May - July 2009 No.
Faculty of Administration 40
Faculty of Accountancy 35
Faculty of Industrial Engineering 30
Faculty of Physics 25
Faculty of Social Sciences 50
Faculty of Letters and Humanities 50
TOTAL 230
Central LibraryUPC
TRAINING WORKSHOPS:UPC CASE
Coordination with theses advisors
Coordination with class instructors
Workshops are heldonce or twice a month
TRAINING WORKSHOPSUPC CASE
Central LibraryUPC
Information Technologyon Education (TICE)
Workshop 1 :How to use the Cybertesis style page
Workshop 2: General retrieval information
Workshop 3 : Retrieve information on digital publication (book and serial)
Workshop 4 : How to use citation management software (RefWorks)