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Procedure for ETD Transfer, Conversion, and Load into CONTENTdm

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For other problems with the files Proquest FTP's to us, ask Michelle to call Proquest technical support at 877-408-5027 or 800-889-3358 (or email at tsupport@proquest.com or
http://support.proquest.com/
) to find a solution.


Do the Open and Closed Ones in Separate Batches

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  • When all files are done, go back to ContentDM and select all files. Then click upload for approval. This will take awhile.
  • After files are uploaded for approval, go to contentDM administration at https://server16629.contentdm.oclc.org/. Login using your Worldcat Account (if you don't have one go here: https://www.worldcat.org/account/?page=register&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldcat.org%2F).
  • Click on items, then change the collection to UMBC Theses and Dissertations. Cllick on approve. A list of all the files ready for approval will appear.
  • For closed access files, edit each one, by clicking on permission and entering the IP addresses

    129.2.19.84; 129.2.19.100; 130.85.0-56.*; 130.85.58-255.* 
    in the permissions field.

  • Clicking the box directly under the IP address to only limit the item but to allow the metadata to show on the web.

  •  If everything is in order, select all and approve them. Next, click on index in the menu bar, then click on index now. This will take awhile.
  • Put all of your files from the batch, as well as any that Michelle has handled, on to a flash drive, and take it Lindsey. She'll add the new materials to the ContentDM back-drive.

Embargo list:

Sarah Archibald, EXECUTING SOCIAL INEQUALITY: PREDICTIVE FACTORS IN THE APPLICATION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, 2012 (access limited to Michelle until the embargo expires)