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OATD.org aims to be the best possible resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 1100 colleges, universities, and research institutions . OATD currently indexes 7,279,477 theses and dissertations.

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You may also want to consult these sites to search for other theses:

  • Google Scholar
  • NDLTD , the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. NDLTD provides information and a search engine for electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), whether they are open access or not.
  • Proquest Theses and Dissertations (PQDT), a database of dissertations and theses, whether they were published electronically or in print, and mostly available for purchase. Access to PQDT may be limited; consult your local library for access information.

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COMMENTS

  1. Dissertations & Theses

    ProQuest Dissertations & Theses provides researchers with unmatched search and reference link functionality that delivers results from across the globe.

  2. OATD

    OATD.org aims to be the best possible resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from …

  3. EBSCO Open Dissertations

    EBSCO Open Dissertations makes electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) more accessible to researchers worldwide. The free portal is designed to benefit universities and their students …

  4. ProQuest Dissertations Express

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  5. Search: The DART-Europe E-theses Portal

    DART-Europe is a partnership of research libraries and library consortia who are working together to improve global access to European research theses. The DART-Europe partners help to …

  6. Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations

    The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, …

  7. UK Doctoral Thesis Metadata from EThOS // British Library

    The datasets in this collection comprise snapshots in time of metadata descriptions of hundreds of thousands of PhD theses awarded by UK Higher Education institutions …

  8. Find theses and dissertations

    How to find and access theses and dissertations held by the Bodleian Libraries and other institutions.

  9. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

    Use this tool to find theses and dissertations written in North American universities. Most post-1990 titles are available in full text. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global indexes …