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We support electronic publishing and open access to scholarship in order to enhance the sharing of knowledge worldwide.</h4> </div></div> <div class="site grid-container container hfeed" id="page"> <div class="site-content" id="content"> <div class="content-area" id="primary"> <main class="site-main" id="main"> <div class="generate-columns-container masonry-container are-images-unloaded"><div class="grid-sizer grid-50 tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100"></div><article id="post-2096" class="post-2096 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized masonry-post generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-100 featured-column" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://ndltd.org/iryna-kuchma-recognized-with-the-2024-ndltd-leadership-award/" rel="bookmark">Iryna Kuchma recognized with the 2024 NDLTD Leadership Award</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-11-07T11:52:46-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">November 7, 2024</time></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>We are proud to recognize Iryna Kuchma for her exceptional dedication and contributions to the NDLTD community. Serving on the NDLTD Board of Directors since 2011, Iryna has played a pivotal role in promoting open access electronic theses and dissertations (ETDS). 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It is hoped that this will give additional potential authors enough time to submit their work.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-2004" class="post-2004 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized masonry-post generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-50" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://ndltd.org/the-call-for-papers-for-etd2024-is-now-open/" rel="bookmark">The Call for Papers for ETD2024 is now open!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-20T06:10:51-04:00" itemprop="datePublished">March 20, 2024</time></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>27th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations *Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Visibility at a Global Scale* /Join us, along with global leaders, from Wednesday, October 30th to Friday, November 1st, in Livingstone, Zambia./ The theme for ETD 2024 is “Electronic Thesis … </p> <p class="read-more-container"><a title="The Call for Papers for ETD2024 is now open!" class="read-more button" href="https://ndltd.org/the-call-for-papers-for-etd2024-is-now-open/#more-2004" aria-label="Read more about The Call for Papers for ETD2024 is now open!">Read more</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-1992" class="post-1992 tribe_events type-tribe_events status-publish hentry masonry-post generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-50" itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://ndltd.org/event/etd-2024/" rel="bookmark">ETD 2024 Announcement</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-02-26T17:52:42-05:00" itemprop="datePublished">February 26, 2024</time></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="text"> <p>We are thrilled to announce that the 27th International Symposium on Electronic #Theses聽and聽#Dissertations聽(#ETD2024) will take place on October 30th to November 1st in Livingstone, Zambia. 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