10.26180/5cc67de7c114d Andrew Harrison Andrew Harrison Do androids dream of automatic theses? Integrating thesis examination with an institutional repository Monash University 2019 EDT Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) institutional repository VALA2018 Concurrent Session 9 VALA 13-15 Feb 2018 Melbourne Library annual report Library and Information Studies 2019-05-08 06:33:32 Conference contribution https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/conference_contribution/Do_androids_dream_of_automatic_theses_Integrating_thesis_examination_with_an_institutional_repository/8051978 Moving from first generation to second generation institutional repository is an opportunity for Monash University Library to integrate the institutional repository into other University workflows to improve efficiency of collecting content. This paper documents a project to integrate a system to manage the examination of Doctoral and Masters Theses with the institutional repository. The outcome automatically and seamlessly integrates the passage of a thesis manuscript from submission for examination to archiving in a repository via collaboration with other administrative units and the use of API technology.