Theses and repositories
Theses & dissertations Excellent source of in- depth technical information Contains information often not published in detail Previously only available via institutional print copy, ILL or microfiche Often under-used by other researchers
Electronic Theses & Dissertations Projects to digitize theses at universities Increased access Many theses are open access Result = increased visibility and usage
Types of repositories for theses
Open Access Scholarius repository for PhD Thesis, Articles, Books and Reports Covers many subject areas
Portal by geographical area
Portal by continent
European portals with English text NetherlandScandinavia
Country portals Britain South Africa
“Consortial” agreement Individual Universities from various countries and continents agree to contribute their theses to a portal
Institutional repositories
Platform-based portal
Index Subscription service
Bibliographic database
Citation database
Subscription service
DK downloads
Theses with top number of downloads
Thank you Reminder : Students must deliver their theses to the library in e-format as well as a print copy