Research Guides: Theses and Dissertations: Find global theses and dissertations

Top databases for finding theses and dissertations

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ProQuest Databases

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I This link opens in a new window
It is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. Full text is available for selected titles.
國際博碩士論文全文資料庫 Digital Dissertation Consortium This link opens in a new window
It is a subset of ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I. Full-text is available for ALL titles.

Open Access Databases

EBSCO Open Dissertations [Open Access]
It is a multi-disciplines open-access database on global dissertations and theses.
Networked Digital Library of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) [Open Access]
It is a database on global electronic theses and dissertations.
British Library EThOS E-theses Online Service [Open Access]
Users need to register for an account to download UK’s doctoral research theses for free. Where a digital copy of a thesis does not already exist, users may order a scanned copy. A digitisation charge may apply.

Chinese Databases

Library Subscribed Databases

All Library subscribed dissertation databases
It gives information on dissertation databases and access details.

Open Access Theses and Dissertations
It covers millions of open access electronic theses & dissertations published around the world.
DART-Europe E-theses Portal
This portal is a searchable database of electronic research theses held in European repositories.
Theses Canada
It provides access to the full text of many Canadian theses and dissertations.
Trove (Australian Digital Theses)
Trove is a database from the National Library of Australia and contains Ph.D. and MPhil theses from Australian universities.
Digital Library (National Assembly Library of Korea)
It provides access to the full text of master and doctorate theses from the Republic of Korea.