Dissertaion Search Tools:
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wolven7Brian Kooy, Library Liason for both Philosophy and Religious Studies, at GSU, sent me the following links for searching Dissertations and their issuing Universities. The following is copied directly from that e-mail
"There are two databases you could use to locate this information, both of which are available through the Library's web site (note, if you are not a currently registered students you will not be able to access these from off-campus).
"1. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: A&I (PQD&Y): http://www.library.gsu.edu/databases/details.asp?ID=226
Contains abstracts of dissertations accepted at accredited U.S. institutions since 1861, as well as selected masters theses, Canadian dissertations, British and other international dissertations.
"2. WorldCat: http://www.library.gsu.edu/databases/details.asp?ID=125
The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography of materials owned by libraries throughout the world. All university libraries catalog their own school's dissertations in their own catalog, and can be searched using Worldcat, a compendium of library catalogs. Use the Advanced Search option for best results. To narrow down your search to dissertations, construct your search in the following way:
"From the Advanced Search screen:
Search field #1: thesis dissertation
Search field #2: magic (or occult, etc; try to be as specific as possible)
"Here are a couple of other options you might try:
"1. Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/
Search for dissertation AND (insert your topic)
"2. Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD): http://www.ndltd.org/
A searchable database of dissertations and thesis made available through college and university institutional digital repositories. To use:
1. From the NDLTD home page, click on "For Researchers: Find ETDs).
2. Choose one of the search options from the resulting page (Scirus ETD Search is a good one)."
Good luck, everyone.
"There are two databases you could use to locate this information, both of which are available through the Library's web site (note, if you are not a currently registered students you will not be able to access these from off-campus).
"1. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: A&I (PQD&Y): http://www.library.gsu.edu/databases/details.asp?ID=226
Contains abstracts of dissertations accepted at accredited U.S. institutions since 1861, as well as selected masters theses, Canadian dissertations, British and other international dissertations.
"2. WorldCat: http://www.library.gsu.edu/databases/details.asp?ID=125
The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography of materials owned by libraries throughout the world. All university libraries catalog their own school's dissertations in their own catalog, and can be searched using Worldcat, a compendium of library catalogs. Use the Advanced Search option for best results. To narrow down your search to dissertations, construct your search in the following way:
"From the Advanced Search screen:
Search field #1: thesis dissertation
Search field #2: magic (or occult, etc; try to be as specific as possible)
"Here are a couple of other options you might try:
"1. Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/
Search for dissertation AND (insert your topic)
"2. Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD): http://www.ndltd.org/
A searchable database of dissertations and thesis made available through college and university institutional digital repositories. To use:
1. From the NDLTD home page, click on "For Researchers: Find ETDs).
2. Choose one of the search options from the resulting page (Scirus ETD Search is a good one)."
Good luck, everyone.
