Theses Guide: Finding Other Australian and International Theses

There are a number of databases and websites that allow you access to citations or fulltext of theses:

Subscription Database (requires login):

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (PQDT)
This database is a comprehensive collection of international research postgraduate theses with fulltext from 1997. Check out the PQDT LibGuide for hints and tips on searching the database for particular theses.

Other resources

Center for Research Libraries
This site allows you to search for 800,000 doctoral dissertations from universities outside of the United States and Canada.

DART-Europe E-theses Portal
This portal allows access to open access research theses from 535 universities sourced from 27 European countries.

EThOS (Electronic Theses Online System)
This database lists 250,000+ records for theses from participating UK Higher Education Institutions.

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
A digital library of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) from selected universities.

OAIster
Includes more than 25 million records representing a wide variety of open access digital resources worldwide, including theses.

PhdData: The Universal Index of Dissertations in Progress
This database has citations from several thousand dissertations in progress from various parts of the world.

Trove

To find Australian theses, enter your search term, tick the ‘Australian Content’ option and click on search. Limit the search results to theses by clicking on the Thesis facet under refine your results.

 Libraries Australia

 Lists research theses from Australian universities since 1990.

If you are unable to access a thesis you require through CDU or online, the Library may be able to borrow or purchase it from another institution.

Further information on the requesting process here