Background

Most Harvard schools use the ProQuest ETD Administration tool to manage Electronic Thesis and Dissertation submission. After a school accepts and approves an ETD, the actual files created by the student need to be deposited into the DRS for preservation.

Packages from ProQuest

ETDs from ProQuest can have a variety of files and file types.  Each file with a currently supported DRS Content Model will need a separate DRS Object and be assigned a 'Role' in DRS. Files that have formats that are not currently supported by DRS Content Models, like CAD files, will be put in one Opaque Object.  The DRS Content Guide explains which file formats are appropriate for each supported Content Model.

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