There are many advantages associated with electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD) submission:

Increased access to research:

• Greater exposure to and availability of graduate research
• Available in full text to potential employers and other researchers
• Are accessible from anywhere at any time
• One ETD can have multiple users simultaneously

Cost and space savings:

• No need to print, copy and bind paper theses; digital copies are much cheaper to produce than traditional paper bound versions
• Do not need storage space in libraries

Additional advantages:

• Theses can be submitted from anywhere in the world
• Students learn about electronic document preparation and digital libraries
• Theses are searchable through the UBC Library catalogue, UBC Library cIRcle, Library and Archives Canada's Theses Canada Portal, and Google

More information about electronic theses and dissertations:

The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)