As each study is completed, a link to the executive summary is added to this page. When an input file is received from a member country, the processing system automatically checks the files against ETDE standards and authorities. ETDE has developed a series of reference publications and the ETDE Procedures Manual to facilitate consistency. If the input is from a new member country, database specialists conduct thorough bibliographic and subject analyses of each record and supply detailed feedback to the countries. In addition, the Exchange has set specific targets for timeliness, a check of how quickly bibliographic information for a piece of literature appears in the database after the literature was published.
Members receive periodic reports on the actual timeliness versus the timeliness goals.
In addition to the detailed feedback mentioned above, new member countries may also request training sessions at the Operating Agent's facility. These sessions cover the full range of data processing procedures, including cataloguing, abstracting, and indexing. This PC-based software, which has been tailored to include the online ETDE authorities, performs several quality checks while the records are being prepared.