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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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  1. OATD

    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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. 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, …

  4. Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations

    Search the 6,511,918 electronic theses and dissertations contained in the NDLTD …

  5. HKUST Electronic Theses Database: Submit E-theses

    On successful completion of the thesis examination, students must submit: 1 soft copy of your approved thesis (PDF) to Library. Be sure to follow the HKUST Guidelines on Thesis Preparation .

  6. Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETDs)

    An electronic thesis or dissertation (ETD) is a digital version of a thesis or dissertation that will be deposited in the JScholarship repository managed by the Sheridan Libraries and be available …

  7. Library Electronic Theses Online Service (EThOS)

    The British Library provides digitised UK PhD theses online via the Electronic Theses Online Service (EThOS). You can search the site without registering. However, to download a thesis …

  8. Western University Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository ...

    These pages are dedicated to help you find all the information you might require in order to format and successfully submit your graduate thesis for examination and publication electronically. …

  9. Introduction to EThOS: the British Library database of UK theses

    Abstract. The British Library service known as EThOS is effectively a shop window on the amazing doctoral research undertaken in UK universities. With half a million thesis titles listed, …