What are dissertations and theses?
A dissertation is a book-length work prepared by a graduate student as a requirement for a doctoral degree (usually a Ph.D.)
A thesis is an in-depth essay prepared by a student as part of the requirements for a master's degree (usually M.A.) or for an undergraduate degree.
American dissertations
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Dissertations & ThesesMore than 1 million full-text dissertations, and many additional citations to dissertations. If the dissertation you need is not available full-text through this or Dissertations & Theses Global, try requesting it through Interlibrary Loan.
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Networked Digital Library of Theses and DissertationsAn international library of open access electronic theses and dissertations.
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Dissertations @ Bryn Mawr CollegeFull text of most, but not all, Bryn Mawr College dissertations published after 1996 (also included in the Dissertations & Theses resource above). Print versions of those not digitized should be in Canaday library; check Tripod.
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Dissertations in Bryn Mawr's repositoryMay include dissertations not yet available through the Proquest database (above). Viewing and download possible at Bryn Mawr.
International dissertations
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Dissertations & Theses GlobalThe most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day and offering full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to 1997. It contains a significant amount of new international dissertations and theses both in citations and in full text.
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DART-Europe E-theses portalFor searching across digital collections of theses in several different European countries, including the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Greece. Full text.
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Networked Digital Library of Theses and DissertationsAn international library of open access electronic theses and dissertations.
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Open Access Theses and DissertationsMasters' theses and dissertations from around the world that are available for download.
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British Library EThOS Electronic Theses Online ServiceProvides free access to theses from participating UK institutions of higher education. Service provided by the British Library.
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DiVATheses from Swedish universities
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TESIUNAMFull text access to dissertations written at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
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Theses CanadaSome available full-text, but others require borrowing or purchase.
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theses.frFrench theses; some available full-text.
Haverford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr Senior Theses
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Haverford College Senior Thesis ArchiveThe library collects senior projects, including musical performances and creative writing as well as critical theses. This link provides catalogs and listings including all senior projects (in both paper and digital form), digital-only theses, prize-winning theses, and the oldest theses (1897-1918). Note that some senior work is available only in paper copies for use in Magill Library.
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Haverford Digital Senior Thesis ArchiveStudents, with advice from faculty, determine the access level for their thesis, music composition, artwork, or other senior capstone project. User choices include open to all, trico, bico, Haverford only or dark archive with access only for department faculty. If you find a thesis that you cannot access, please write Margaret Schaus. She will contact the author to ask for permission on your behalf.
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Haverford College Print Senior ThesesIn addition to the electronic copies of theses available through the Digital Thesis Archive, there are also theses only in paper copies. Most paper copies are at Magill Library, and many are already cataloged in the online catalog Tripod. You can search under author name, title, or department. You can look at paper theses in Magill Library, but you may not request them through interlibrary loan nor can we send photocopies without the thesis author's permission.
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Selected Bryn Mawr Senior ThesesSome recent senior theses from some Bryn Mawr departments are available on the Bryn Mawr campus.
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Swarthmore Digital Senior Thesis ArchiveStudents, with advice from faculty, determine the access level for their thesis. User choices include open to all, trico, Swarthmore only or dark archive with access for department faculty. If you find a thesis that you cannot access, please contact librarian@swarthmore.edu for assistance.
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Swarthmore College Print Senior Thesis ArchiveKept in the McCabe Library Rare Book Room. Use this link to browse all titles from 1891-2002, or search Tripod by title.