Keywords are also essential to your dissertation being discovered online.
Keyword Guidelines:
- Place the keywords a few lines below the Abstract in your dissertation
- Your Keyword field is limited to 350 characters
- The Keywords in the Final Submission Form must match the Keywords in the Dissertation
Selecting Keyword :
Consider: Which words would someone interested in my dissertation use?
- Topic :
- Language/ Jargon used in your academic field? e,g, community of practice, best self
- Synonyms and Related Terms: e.g. non-profit, not-for-profit, third sector / eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia
- Alternate Spellings: e.g. organisation, organization
- Methodology : e.g. grounded theory, qualitative, etc.
- Population: e.g. teachers, executives, African Americans, college students, grandparents
- Venue: e.g. workplace, corporations, elementary schools
Test your Keywords in Google and Google Scholar to see if they yield the items similar to your dissertation.
Subject Headings
On the Final Submission Form you will also be able to select Subject Headings for the Ohiolink ETD Center Archive;
- These subject headings DO NOT go into your dissertation
- This is a "Controlled Vocabulary" List. You cannot change or add to the list. There is no Subject Heading for LEADERSHIP. So add 'leadership' in your keyword list.
- Choose the most appropriate subject headings for your dissertation.
Attached below is the current list from which you will choose.
