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Dissertations and Theses:
Dissertations and Theses from Other Universities: Free Electronic Resources
There are many additional dissertation resources available on the web, most notably those created by academic departments at universities. Many National Library catalogs and other national databases also list dissertations and theses and are freely accessible on the Internet.
General and Multidisciplinary
American Indian in Graduate Study Database
Includes all theses and dissertations containing at least one chapter on American Indians accepted between 1890 and 2002 by institutions located in the United States and Canada as well as selected Mexican research universities
Australasian Digital Theses Program
A national collaborative distributed database of digitised theses and dissertations produced by the postgraduate research students at Australian universities. Also includes some New Zealand theses.
Bases De Datos De Tesis Doctorales (TESEO)
A searchable database of citations to doctoral dissertations completed at Spanish universities since 1976.
British Thesis Service
Information on locating and obtaining British theses dating mainly from 1970 to the present.
[China and Chinese Studies Dissertations] 國際漢學博士論文摘要資料庫
Provides search and browse capabilities for over 9,000 dissertations from multiple countries.
CRL Catalog (Center for Research Libraries)
CRL holds more than 750,000 dissertations from outside the U.S. and Canada, and will order titles not held if requested by Rutgers or any other member institution.
Dissertation.com
Provides low cost access to dissertations, with the first 25 pages of each title freely accessible in PDF format. Titles in the database are also available through various e-book sellers.
Dissertations & Theses
The primary source for identifying doctoral dissertations and master's theses from North American graduate schools and European universities. The database includes bibliographic citations for materials ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester. The most current two years of citations and abstracts are accessible without a subscription.
DissOnline: Digitale Dissertationen im Internet
Search for Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) from Germany.
Foreign Doctoral Dissertations
A subset of the CRL Catalog (Center for Research Libraries) identifying approximately 20,000 dissertations available for loan to Rutgers or any other member institution. Additional titles may be identified by searching the full catalog.
Google Scholar
Search for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, dissertations, books, preprints, abstracts, and technical reports from all broad areas of research.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
Includes a Union Catalog of digital graduate educational material contributed by member institutions worldwide.
OAIster
Searchable collection of freely available, previously difficult-to-access, academically-oriented digital resources including electronic dissertations and theses.
OpenDOAR: Directory of Open Access Repositories
A searchable list of repositories that archive electronic dissertations and theses.
PhdData: the Universal Index of Doctoral Dissertations in Progress
A open academic community effort providing a searchable database of doctoral dissertations in progress around the world.
Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR): E-Theses
A registry of freely accessible electronic archives for theses and dissertations. Archives are listed alphabetically with additional access by country.
Sudoc: Système Universitaire de Documentation
A union catalog of the university libraries of France, the database includes information on theses and dissertations from French universities. Theses and dissertations in progress are listed in the Thesa database.
Tesionline
Provides bibliographic access to Italian theses and dissertations at all educational levels from 1970 to the present.
Theses Canada
A searchable central access point for Canadian theses. Coverage begins with 1965.
Worldcat.org
Contains bibliographic records for materials held in libraries and research institutions, including Rutgers. Essentially a freely accessible version of the restricted access WorldCat (OCLC).
Arts and Humanities
Abstracts in Economic History
A searchable database of abstracts for dissertations, working papers, conference presentations, journal articles, and contributions to anthologies in the field of economic history. May be browsed by subject, region, time period, date published, author, or title.
Africa South of the Sahara: Topics: Dissertations and Theses on Africa
An extensive list of Internet sources for obtaining dissertations and theses on Africa-related topics.
American Historical Association: Directory of History Dissertations
A searchable directory of history dissertations that have been completed or that are currently in progress in the United States and Canada since 1882. This directory is the merger of two previous online publications, Dissertations in Progress and the Directory of Completed Dissertations.
Combined Arms Research Library: Digital Library
Includes a separate search for Master of Military Art & Science Theses.
Dissertations Underway and Recently Completed Dissertations (since 1994) on Architectural History
An extensive bibliography of dissertations in progress and dissertations completed since 1994, compiled by Julie Nicoletta and distributed by The Society of Architectural Historians.
Doctoral Dissertations In Musicology-Online
An international database of bibliographic records for completed dissertations and new dissertation topics in the fields of musicology, music theory, and ethnomusicology, as well as in related musical, scientific, and humanistic disciplines.
Doctoral Dissertations Relating To American Architectural History, 1897 - 1995 (Goode's Bibliography)
A comprehensive bibliography compiled by James M. Goode and distributed by The Society of Architectural Historians.
Electronic Theses and Dissertations in the Humanities: A Directory of Online References and Resources
Serves as a clearing-house for online information related to electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) in the humanities.
History On-Line: Theses Completed
Beginning with 1995, this site lists historical research for university degrees in the United Kingdom.
Index to Classical Dissertations and Theses in Progress or Recently Completed in North America and Great Britain
Compiled from the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, 1994-1999.
On-line Register of Post-Graduate Dissertations in Progress in History and Related Subjects
A searchable inventory (provided by the Canadian Historical Association) of all Ph.D. and M.A. theses in all Canadian universities dealing with any aspect of history.
Recent Dissertations in the Medical Humanities
A monthly current awareness service from the University of Pittsburgh. Selected, recent dissertations and theses are listed according to topic and the month of their discovery in Dissertation Abstracts.
Theological Research Exchange Network
A searchable library of theological thesis/dissertation titles.
United States and Canadian Dissertations: Listings from The Art Bulletin
Ph.D. dissertation titles in art history and visual studies as published in the June issue of The Art Bulletin.
Women Of Color Women Of Words
A list of dissertations written in the United States regarding 15 playwrights.
Business
General Business Resources: Dissertations and Theses RU Libraries Business Subject Research Guide
Links to sources for dissertation lists related to business and to organizations that offer awards, grants, and prizes for doctoral proposals and dissertations in business-related areas.
MIS Dissertation Database
MIS Quarterly began in 1981 with a list of dissertations in the field of management information systems spanning the years 1973-1980. Yearly lists were published through 1999. This database contains all reported dissertations from the MIS Quarterly listings and all dissertations subsequently reported.
Medicine
Alcohol Studies Database
Contains records for books, book chapters, journal articles, government documents, conference papers, and dissertations covering the biomedical and psychosocial aspects of alcohol use, as well as a growing number of records on other drug use/abuse.
Recent Dissertations in the Medical Humanities
A monthly current awareness service from the University of Pittsburgh. Selected, recent dissertations and theses are listed according to topic and the month of their discovery in Dissertation Abstracts.
Smoking and Health Resource Library
Contains abstracts of journal articles, books and book chapters, dissertations, reports, conference proceedings and conference papers, government documents, and other materials.
Science, Technology, and Math
Agricola
Covers all aspects of agriculture including: agriculture, agronomy, animal science, biology, biotechnology, botany, breeding, chemistry, conservation, crop management, dairy science, ecology, entomology, farm management, feed science, fertilizers, food and nutrition, forestry, horticulture, hydrology, hydroponics, microbiology, nutrition, pesticides, physiology, plant science, pollution, soil science, water quality, and zoology.
Alcohol Studies Database
Contains records for books, book chapters, journal articles, government documents, conference papers, and dissertations covering the biomedical and psychosocial aspects of alcohol use, as well as a growing number of records on other drug use/abuse.
Collection of
Computer Science Bibliographies
A searchable collection of bibliographies of scientific literature in computer science covering most aspects of computer science. Includes references to journal articles, conference papers, dissertations, technical reports, and manuals.
Energy Citations Database
Contains bibliographic records for energy and energy-related scientific and technical information from the Department of Energy (DOE). The Database provides access to DOE publicly available citations to report literature, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations, and patents from 1948 through the present, with continued growth through regular updates. Coverage includes disciplines of interest to DOE such as chemistry, physics, materials, environmental science, geology, engineering, mathematics, climatology, oceanography, computer science, and related disciplines.
Graduate Student Theses Supported by DOE's Environmental Sciences Division
Provides complete bibliographic citations, abstracts, and keywords for doctoral and master's theses supported fully or partly by the U.S. Department of Energy's Environmental Sciences Division (and its predecessors) in the following areas: Atmospheric Sciences; Marine Transport; Terrestrial Transport; Ecosystems Function and Response; Carbon, Climate, and Vegetation; Information; Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics, and Model Physics (CHAMMP); Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM); Oceans; National Institute for Global Environmental Change (NIGEC); Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV); Integrated Assessment; Graduate Fellowships for Global Change; and Quantitative Links. Update available through 2000.
New Jersey Environmental Digital Library (NJEDL)
A searchable collection of environmental information from New Jersey's government agencies; research institutes; academic departments; and non-profit and non-governmental organizations. Includes information on Master's theses, Doctoral dissertations, and Undergraduate Honors theses.
Science Education Researches
The Science & Technology Education Network (STEdNet) is a collaborative project of Philippine educational institutions and government agencies whose goal is to make science education research and statistical data easily accessible. Fields of study include biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, environmental science, engineering, and technology.
Social Sciences and Law
Abstracts of American Studies Dissertations, 1986-2004
Based on details submitted to the American Studies Association by American Studies graduate programs.
Africa South of the Sahara: Topics: Dissertations and Theses on Africa
An extensive list of Internet sources for obtaining dissertations and theses on Africa-related topics.
Alcohol Studies Database
Contains records for books, book chapters, journal articles, government documents, conference papers, and dissertations covering the biomedical and psychosocial aspects of alcohol use, as well as a growing number of records on other drug use/abuse.
Child Welfare Information Gateway Library Search
Abstracts of books, technical reports, fact sheets, journal articles, dissertations, and other documents related to child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption.
Combined Arms Research Library: Digital Library
Includes a separate search for Master of Military Art & Science Theses.
Doctoral Research in Educational Technology: A Directory of Dissertations, 1977-2004
A comprehensive bibliography of dissertations from sixty-two institutions of higher education in the United States.
ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
The premier national bibliographic database of education literature.
Journalism and Mass Communication Abstracts
From the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the site provides a searchable database of abstracts of dissertations and theses in journalism and mass communications accepted for graduate degrees from 1996 to the present. Abstracts may also be browsed by year.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
Indexing on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Includes indexing for periodicals, books, dissertations, proceedings and more.
MIS Dissertation Database
MIS Quarterly began in 1981 with a list of dissertations in the field of management information systems spanning the years 1973-1980. Yearly lists were published through 1999. This database contains all reported dissertations from the MIS Quarterly listings and all dissertations subsequently reported.
Science Education Researches
The Science & Technology Education Network (STEdNet) is a collaborative project of Philippine educational institutions and government agencies whose goal is to make science education research and statistical data easily accessible. Fields of study include biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, environmental science, engineering, and technology.
