After many months of planning between the University Libraries and the Graduate School, current doctoral students can now provide broad public access to their dissertations through the University Digital Conservancy. The University Digital Conservancy is an open access institutional digital repository serving the University of Minnesota community. Early data indicates that graduate students have embraced the option, with 83% participation in December 2008. Discussions are underway now about broadening the option to include Master's Plan A students. For more information:
http://conservancy.umn.edu/dissertations/
http://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/45272