DiscoveringDoctoral Theses

James Bisset (james.bisset@durham.ac.uk)Academic Liaison Librarian (Research Support)

Session outline- Durham Theses- Theses in the UK

- Index to Theses - EThOS

- International theses - ProQuest Digital Dissertations - DART, ADT, OAIster

Part 1

Durham Theses

Thesis Submission at Durham

• You will have to submit an electronic copy of your thesis in pdf format.

• E-theses are open access: available to anyone, anywhere in the world

• Think about third-party copyright and use of research data

• Consider what you want to do with your research after you pass e.g. embargo, creative commons licence

Durham theses- Library Catalogue

- Search by author, keyword, title- Find print and e-theses (limit to e-book)- Thesis request form for confined consultation- Browse via web pages

- Durham e-theses - Additional search / browse options

Hands-on• Try to find a Durham thesis using- Catalogue- E-Theses

http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/research/theses/

Part 2

Theses in the

UK

Theses in the UK

• Index to Theses- Bibliographic details- Advanced search options

• EThOS- Full text available for immediate download- Full text scanned for free- Contact the institutional library to access- Full text available, for a fee

Theses in the UK

Theses at other institutions

- For theses where you asked to pay to download from EThOS

- For those not available via EThOS - Use Durham Library’s Document Delivery Service

Hands-on• Try the following databases for UK theses- Index to Theses (via catalogue)- EThOS (freely available) – you will need to register to download the full-text of a thesis

http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/research/theses/

Part 3 International

Theses

International Theses

• Subscription resources- ProQuest Digital Dissertations (Primarily US and Canadian materials)

International Theses

•Open access resources- DART (European Portal)- Trove Australian Theses Programme- Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations- South African Theses and Dissertations- OAIster

Hands-on• Try finding a full text Theses using one

of the following:- Proquest Digital Dissertations- DART- Trove Australian Theses Programme- OAIster

http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/research/theses/

Summary- Durham Theses

- think about what copyright you wish to use to disseminate your work, and about reasons fro restricting access

- Accessing Theses- many are free to access online- some may require payment – use Document Delivery Service to avoid paying full cost yourself

Summary- Durham Theses

- Durham e-theses

- Theses in the UK - Index to Theses - EThOS

- International theses - ProQuest Digital Dissertations - DART, Trove, OAIster

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