THESES  &  DISSERTATIONS

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This page provides links to databases that index theses and to web-based collections of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).

Link to:
 

• Accessing theses

• Purchase a thesis from Proquest's Dissertation Express

UCT theses:

The University of Cape Town does not currently offer electronic access to its theses, with the exception of the Law Faculty, which has its own digital repository, and the Computer Science Department, which offers electronic theses in its CS Research Document Archive.
For information about obtaining a UCT thesis, go to Accessing theses.

Australasian Digital Theses (ADT)                   

Provides citations to 140,000 Australian doctoral and master's theses, and full text to over 21,000 of them. Also includes some New Zealand theses.  

CRL Catalog (Center for Research Libraries)

Provides references to several hundred thousand masters and doctoral dissertations submitted around the world.

Current and Completed Research (South African)

Provided by the National Research Foundation, this database indexes current and completed South African research projects. It includes masters and doctoral theses from the South African Universities, as well as research from the government, non-government and private sectors.

Cybertesis.NET

Indexes over 27,000 theses and dissertations from over 30 universities around the world. Materials generally date from the 1990s onward. Some materials are offered only in Spanish or French.

Database of African Theses and Dissertations

Covers theses and dissertations from 11 African institutions, from 1982 to the present. Requires free registration.

 Dissertation Abstracts ... see Proquest Dissertations and Theses A&I

Ethos: Electronic Theses Online Service

Provided by the British Library, Ethos offers a single point of access where researchers the world over can access all theses produced by UK Higher Education.

Kenyan Resources Database

Provides information about theses and dissertations carried out in or on Kenya.

Namibian Theses and Dissertations

Provides references, including abstracts, to Namibian theses and dissertations. 

Navtech (SA Technikon research)

Indexes theses and other works from current and completed research projects undertaken at South African Technikons and Universities of Technology.

Networked Digital Library of Theses                  
and Dissertations

Povides access to citations from thousands of digital theses and dissertations from participating universities.  Many are also available in full text.

OAISter                                                        

A collection of freely available, academically-oriented, digital resources.

PhdData:Index of Doctoral Dissertations in Progress

Provides citations from several thousand doctoral dissertations in progress around the world. 

Proquest Dissertations and Theses A&I   

Contains records describing dissertations and masters' theses at over 550 universities, including almost all North American graduate schools and many European universities. Covers dissertations from 1861 to the present, abstracts from 1980 onward.

Registry of Open Access Repositories

Lists institutional repositories around the world containing electronic theses. Use the drop-down menu under Any Content Type to select e-Theses

Taiwan Dissertation and Thesis Abstract System  

Provides abstracts, and some full text, for Taiwanese dissertations and theses.

Proquest Dissertations and Theses Database   

Contains records describing dissertations and masters' theses at over 550 universities, including almost all North American graduate schools and many European universities. Covers dissertations from 1861 to the present, abstracts from 1980 onward.

Union Catalogue of Theses and Dissertations  (SA)

Records theses and dissertations submitted to universities in South Africa since 1918. 

WorldCat Dissertations and Theses                      

Provides access to the dissertations and theses available in over 60,000 libraries.  Many theses are available electronically, at no charge, directly from the publishing institution.

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Australian Catholic University

Australian National University

Bond University

Central Queensland University

 Curtin University of Technology

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 Murdoch University

 Queensland University of Technology

 RMIT University

 Southern Cross University

 Swinburne University of Technology

 University of Adelaide

 University of Auckland

 University of Ballarat

 University of Canberra

 University of Canterbury

 University of Melbourne

 University of New South Wales

 University of New South Wales at ADFA

 University of Newcastle

 University of Otago

 University of Queensland

 University of South Australia

 University of Southern Queensland

 University of Sydney

 University of Tasmania

 University of Technology Sydney

 University of Western Australia

 University of Western Sydney

 University of Wollongong

 Victoria University of Technology

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