Get the Best @ the Library: Full Text Theses & Dissertations!

What is it?

Dissertations & Theses: Full Text is a database of more than 2.4 million theses and dissertations in all subject areas from around the world.

What does it include?

Contains nearly one million dissertations and theses in PDF format that can be downloaded with approximately 2000 new PDFs being added to the database each week.  Dissertations published from 1980-present and graduate theses from 1988-present include abstracts.  Citations for dissertations date back to 1637.  

Why use it?

1. Quickly download full-text PDFs of theses and dissertations for your research.
2. Click on “more search options” to browse by specific subject, school, or advisor.
3. Get RSS updates to keep up with new research in your discipline.

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