Theses
Some useful resources for accessing Theses.
China Doctor/Master Dissertations Full-Text Database (access to index level content only)
| Access information: | Access on and off-campus (select China Doctor/Master Dissertations Full-Text Database). Please note only index level content available. |
| Description: | This database contains over 220,000 full-text dissertations provided by 300 Chinese higher education institutions, covering many subjects including literature, history, philosophy, economics, politics, law, education, science, engineering, medicine, and agriculture. Although we have not purchased full text access, searching for bibliographical information is free, including abstracts. |
| Coverage: | 2000 onwards. |
Dissertations and Theses
| Access information: | Access on campus. Available off campus using the VPN. |
| Description: | Indexes doctoral dissertations and master's theses from more than 700 universities worldwide. May provide 24 page previews. (Formerly called Digital Dissertations, this is the online version of Dissertation Abstracts). |
| Note: The subscription does not include access to the full text. You can pay for complete electronic copies of dissertations from Dissertations and Theses. However, items may be available through the Inter-Library Loan service. |
| Coverage: | From 1861 to date. Abstracts included from 1980 onwards. |
Additional information
Inter-Library Loan service:
Edinburgh Research Archive (ERA)
| Access Information: | Freely available. |
| Description: | Digital institutional repository of research published by the members of the University of Edinburgh. Includes full-text Theses and Dissertations, book chapters, working papers, technical reports, journal pre-prints and peer-reviewed journal reprints. |
EThOS - Electronic Theses Online Service
| Access information: | Access on and off-campus. Registration required for full-text access and there may be a delay of some days in receiving required copy. |
| Description: | British Library service providing full text of thousands of UK Higher Education theses (free to staff and students of the University of Edinburgh). |
| Items unavailable from EThOS may be available through the Inter-Library Loan service (ILL). For more comprehensive searches of theses awarded in your subject area, use Index to Theses and Dissertations and Theses. |
Additional information
Index to Theses
| Access information: | Access on and off-campus. |
| Description: | Indexes theses accepted for higher degrees by the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Council for National Academic Awards. Abstracts are available for the most recent theses. |
| Coverage: | 1715- present. |
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
| Access information: | Freely available. |
| Description: | More than one million records of electronic theses and dissertations. Links to full-text may take you to the right repository which you search again for the thesis you want. |
This article was published on Feb 8, 2013
