Overseas Theses
Overseas theses are difficult to interloan and may have to be purchased. Use the following sources to help you identify theses.
Europe
United States and International
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
International organization dedicated to the preservation of theses worldwide. Provides access to free, electronic full-text of theses from participating institutions.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Theses completed at North American universities from 1861. Some coverage of non-American theses also included. Theses from 1997 include 24 page reviews.
United Kingdom
Theses completed at universities in the UK from 1970-.
Australia
Trove is "an innovative, free, online search engine developed by the National Library of Australia" which includes includes theses at all levels, including Honours, etc. After searching, use the left hand facets to narrow results to theses. Alternatively start with the Trove Advanced Search page and in the Limit your results to section go to Format and choose 'thesis' in the drop-down box - then search.
See also: Finding Australian Theses from CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians) website.
Canada
France
An online catalog of holdings of French academic libraries. Instructions:
- Click on British flag for interface in English.
- Click on Sudoc-Catalogue
- Click on Extended Search
- Under Type of Publication check Dissertations
THESA
THESA lists the subject of in progress doctoral theses at higher educational institutions in France. References to theses remain in the database for one year, after which it is listed in the Telethese database.
Germany
Dissertations Online
Information on digital dissertation projects in Germany. May be browsed in German or English.
Other Sources
Many databases available via the Library contain information on theses and dissertations.