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General
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text
Indexing of worldwide theses and dissertations published from 1861 to the present; free full text electronic access to many theses published since the 1980's, and a select number from earlier years.

Centre for Research Libraries
A collection of over 800,000 doctoral dissertations from outside Canada and the U.S. Search by title, author or keyword. Items in this database may be obtained by interlibrary loan through U of C's Document Delivery Services.

FRANCIS
Includes French and other foreign language dissertations in the humanities, social sciences and economics from 1984 to the present.
WorldCat
Joint catalogue of all types of materials held by many libraries worldwide. Limit search to Theses/dissertations under "Subtype Limits".

Cybertheses
Provides access to citations of French dissertations from North America, Europe, Africa and South America from 1972 to present.

Digital Library and Archives
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) - searchable database of over 7700 theses and dissertations providing free full text access to over 4500 items

Dissertation.com
A collection of just a few hundred dissertations and theses, but the site allows free full-text access to the first 25 pages of each item.

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
Permits searching of a number of digital theses/dissertations collections to access citations from thousands of dissertations and theses. Many of these resources are freely available in pdf full text format.

OAIster
A project of the University of Michigan, this is a searchable collection of previously difficult to access, academically-oriented digital resources, including dissertations and theses, from 700 international institutions.

OpenDOAR
A searchable list of repositories that archive electronic dissertations and theses from around the world.

PhDData: The Universal Index of Doctoral Dissertations in Progress
A newly developed site that holds a database of several thousand doctoral dissertations in progress around the world.

Registry of Open Access Repositories - E-Theses
A registry of freely accessible electronic archives for theses and dissertations.

Research in Germanic Studies
Index of theses from 1995 - 2000 available online

Africa
Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD) - The DATAD database contains citations and abstracts for theses and dissertations completed in ten leading African universities. Registration (free) required to access brief citations in the DATAD database.


Austria
Austrian National Library - The Austrian Union Catalogue is a listing of printed items, microforms and AV materials held by the Austrian academic libraries. Note that the old catalogues from some libraries have not yet been integrated into the union catalogue.


Australia
Australasian Digital Theses Program - a national collaborative database of digitized theses produced at Australian Universities from approximately 1996 onwards; provides both citation and full-text access. Union list of higher degree theses in Australian University Libraries - coverage is up to 1965. Available in print in the MacKimmie Library (Call Number: Z5055 .A8 U54 1965)


Brazil
Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações

CAPES Banco de teses

Cybertesis ( Select Brazil under "Browse by Countries")

Teses-via universiabrasil.net


Britain and Ireland
Index to Theses (ASLIB) Doctoral and Masters theses with abstracts from British and Irish universities from 1970 to the present

An 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.

History On-Line - Beginning with 1995 this site lists historical research for university degrees in the United Kingdom. The database may be searched or browsed and includes theses completed as well as theses in progress for the current year.

The British Library - access to citations of doctoral theses from British Universities (1970's to present), from the U.S. (1970-2001) and Canada (1980-2001 Retrospective index to theses of Great Britain and Ireland, 1716-1950 - covers theses awarded before 1950. Available in print in the MacKimmie Library (Call Number: Z5055 .G69 R47 1975)


Chili
Cybertesis - developed by the University of Chile (Information Services & Library System), Cybertesis provides an easily accessible tool to over 27,000 full text electronic theses published in different universities of the world. (Select Chile under "Browse by countries").


China
China and Chinese Studies Dissertations - (Chinese) Provides search and browse capabilities for over 9000 dissertations from multiple countries.


Czech Republic
National Library of the Czech Republic - Search for citations of Czech dissertations published since 1989.


Denmark
The Royal Library, the National Library of Denmark and Copenhagen University Library - search the catalogue of The Royal Library and the Danish National Library of Science and Medicine


France
Abes: Agence Bibliographique de l'Enseignement Superieur - Citations to French dissertations. (Click on the link to "Theses").

Systeme Universitaire de Documentation - The SUDOC catalogue lets you search bibliographic information on all types of documents held by French academic libraries, as well as other higher educational establishments

Cybertesis - Select France under "Browse by countries"


Germany
Die Deutsche Bibliothek - Die Deutsche Bibliothek is the national library and national bibliographic information centre for the Federal Republic of Germany. It is responsible for the collection, processing and bibliographic indexing of all German and German-language publications issued since 1913. Add the term "diss" to the end of your keyword search to limit to theses and dissertations. Do not use the search category "hss" (Hochschulschrift).

DissOnline : Digitale Dissertationen im Internet - Electronic dissertations and theses from Germany.

TheO, Theses Online


Hong Kong
Hong Kong University Theses - indexes over 15,000 titles since 1941

Israel
Israeli Doctoral Dissertations - "CRL acquired through its Purchase Proposal Program, a collection of doctoral dissertations from a number of Israeli universities including Bar Ilan University, Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa. Additionally a standing order has been placed to continue to receive dissertations from an Israeli vendor. The acquired materials focus on Jewish literature and culture, Israeli history and politics, and other aspects of Israeli studies."

Italy
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale de Firenze - limit search to theses (Tipo materiale: Tesi di dottorato)

Tesionline - a repository of thousands of theses and dissertations written by Italian students.


Mexico
Cybertesis - Select Mexico under "Browse by countries"

Tesiunam - Dissertations - Mexico


Norway
BIBSYS is the national library link to over 100 academic institutions throughout Norway.


Portugal
Dissertações de Doutoramento na Universidade de Coimbra

Dissertações e Teses Digitais (DiTeD)


Russia
Russian National Bibliography Comprehensive bibliography of Russian printed works including dissertations


Spain
Catálogo de tesis doctorales catalanas

Bases de Datos de Tesis Doctorales (TESEO) - A searchable database of citations to doctoral dissertations completed at Spanish universities since 1976.

Spanish Doctoral Theses


Sweden
DiVA - Academic Archive Online

Libris: National Library of Sweden - use "extended" search and limit Publication Type to "dissertations"


Switzerland
Doctoral Theses of the ETH Zürich - Coverage begins in 1999.

United States
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text Indexing of worldwide theses and dissertations published from 1861 to the present; free full text electronic access to many theses published since the 1980's, and a select number from earlier years.