Many graduating students, especially on the PhD level, hope to publish part of or their entire dissertation.
If they do not plan to change much of it before publishing, then they should not place it online. However,
the hoped-for publication may not happen for two or more years, and it may be necessary to update some
of the information. In such a case, having posted it online will not prevent a publication.
Most Electronic Theses and Dissertations can be found through the Networked Digital Library of Theses
and Dissertations at http://www.ndltd.org/8 (Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations 2010).