ABSTRACT
Edward A.Fox, John L.Eaton, † Gail McMillan, Laura Weiss, Emilio Arce, and Scott Guyer
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia Neill A. Kipp
Kipp Software Denver, Colorado
INTRODUCTION
As of September 1, 1996, the U.S. Department of Education provided grant support for a 3-year, Virginia Tech-led project to improve graduate education with a National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), adding to 1996 funding from the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) for development and beta testing of the Monticello Electronic Library thesis and dissertation program. True success in these projects will potentially mean a permanent change in graduate education and scholarly publishing, with digital libraries playing a more dominant role in supporting and disseminating research.
