From: David Davis <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:57:30 +0000 UMI/Dissertation Abstracts did this for about a million years – since 1938, which is about that long. 😉 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProQuest_Dissertations_and_Theses It’s a question of permission, I guess, and access to the works. Almost none of them are registered for ©, but that doesn’t settle the issue of simple courtesy & decency. BTW I was recently working with a thesis author about getting a fresh (unfaded, simply bound) copy of their 1968 work. We managed it, after a bit of back & forth and finagling with the Uni. DDD From: "Kester, Yvonne" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 20:32:02 +0000 Hi Julia, Yes, I have seen this before, and opened a thread on the Google DSpace Group last May, which I will forward to you from my Gmail address. Apparently it isn't uncommon, however, I have not seen them for sale by Ingram. Best wishes, Yvonne Yvonne Kester Repositories Manager and Support Specialist SUNY OLIS, Office of the Provost The State University of New York H. Carl McCall SUNY Building 353 Broadway Albany, New York 12246 *she, they* I stand in solidarity with African Americans, Native Americans, and all oppressed people around this world. I stand in solidarity with Earth against all who would destroy life on our beautiful planet. ------------------------------ From: Julia Lovett ,[log in to unmask] Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:06:50 -0400 Recently one of our graduates discovered that someone is attempting to sell copies of their thesis on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other sites. The thesis is freely available on our institutional repository, but under copyright with all rights reserved. There's no publisher or seller information on any of the listings, but I looked up the ISBN number and it's registered to a company with the same address as Ingram Content: https://www.ingramcontent.com/ There are some blog posts on this company publishing (or allowing self-publishing) copyrighted content. I'm now trying to find out more and wondering if anyone else has come across this. Many thanks, Julia *--* *Julia A. Lovett* (she/her) Associate Professor, Digital Initiatives Librarian University of Rhode Island Libraries 15 Lippitt Road Kingston, RI 02881 (401) 874-5079 | [log in to unmask]