Finding Dissertations Oct 2015

2 The definition of dissertations A lengthy piece of academic writing based on research undertaken by the candidate and submitted by them in partial fulfilment of the requirement for an award, usually as postgraduate level, such as that of a master's degree. It is a term sometimes used interchangeably with thesis, although in most universities it is used to assess candidates at a level lower than that of doctorate. Permanent link of the this record retrieved from A Dictionary of Education:

3 Dissertation vs Thesis A dissertation (thesis) is a document that presents the author's research and findings and is submitted in support of candidature for a degree or professional qualification Thesis comes from the Greek θέσις, meaning "position", and refers to an intellectual proposition Dissertation comes from the Latin dissertātiō, meaning "discourse" Difference between dissertation and thesis varies with countries and institutes /Writing/Dissertation_And_Thesis_Difference.htm /Writing/Dissertation_And_Thesis_Difference.htm between-thesis-and-dissertation/ between-thesis-and-dissertation/

How to access? 1.Search at the Library Catalogue  Keywords: Thesis and 2.HKIEd Library homepage  E-Databases  By Subject  Theses and Dissertations 4

To start with printed dissertations / theses Using Keyword search from the Library Catalogue and enter the terms: thesis and a) thesis and teaching b) thesis and curriculum The "Note" field indicates whether it is an original thesis or a general book on thesis or dissertation writing. 5

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ProQuest Dissertations and Theses A&IWorldwide Dissertation & Theses CollectionHong Kong 中國博士學位論文全文數據庫 ( 中國知網 )China 中國優秀碩士學位論文全文數據庫 ( 中國知網 )China 中國學位論文全文數據庫 ( 萬方數據 ) China 中文電子學位論文服務 Taiwan 臺灣博碩士論文知識加值系統 Taiwan Open Access Theses and DissertationsOpen Access PQTD OpenOpen Access List of Databases of Dissertations and Theses 7

Doctoral dissertations & master's theses Universities of USA, Canada, Europe and Asia (Selected) > 3 million records  Indexes / Citations  Abstracts  24 pages preview Search options:  Abstract  Author  Document Text  Document Title  Subject heading  University / Institute  … Additional search functions:  Command Line Search 1. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses A&I 8

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Enter search term(s) for Basic Search 11

Select field(s) to search Enter search term(s) for Advanced Search 12

Narrow down by date, subject terms, university/institution, language, etc. 13

Use suggested subject terms to expand the search 14

Most records provide 24-page previews of dissertations and theses only, some of them have full text. 15

To check a list of documents that have cited this document 16

Use Boolean operator “OR” to include more search terms 17

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To export selected records to RefWorks 19

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Dissertations & The Hong Kong Institute of Education 21 It gives access to the dissertations and theses produced by the postgraduate students at HKIEd.

Dissertations & The Hong Kong Institute of Education 22

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Exercise (Advanced Search) Find dissertations and theses:  Keywords "social networking" & facebook  Published in English language  Published after 2011  Select manuscript type as master's theses  Preview the copy of any records found  Display the citation of any records found 24

2. Dissertations and Theses Collections (DTC) Developed by Hong Kong Baptist University Library Union collection of doctoral & master dissertations and theses of seven university libraries of Hong Kong and one university of Macau Consists of more than 60,000 titles One-stop search of all university libraries collections Links to local library catalogue record Access to full text (HKUST, HKU, Lingnan) subject to copyright restriction Access the print copy at respective university library with your JULAC card 25

Dissertations and Theses Collections (DTC) Search by  Title  Author  Subject  Keyword Limit by  University  Department  Language  Degree  Year 26

Limit to Search term 27

Click the title URL to view detail Example: To view full text via HKUST 28

Direct to the HKUST Library Catalogue View full text of HKUST theses 29

To view or download the full text 30

Exercise (Dissertations and Theses Collections) Search for dissertations and theses with keywords public policy View and download the full text of any records of Lingnan University 31

32 3. Dissertations & Theses via CNKI ( 中國知網 ) 中國博士學位論文全文數據庫  Year of coverage  contains >270,000 full text records 中國優秀碩士學位論文全文數據庫  Year of coverage  contains >2,400,000 full text records Searching interface in traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese and English Records in simplified Chinese

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36 View full text View "Cited by"

37 From CNKI platform, select searching the Master Theses & Doctoral Dissertations simultaneously

38 Exercise (China Dissertations & Theses Full-text Database) Search the dissertations and theses under the topic of “ 兒童文學 ” View the top cited item To view the full text in PDF format

39 4. 中國學位論文全文數據庫 Includes Master & Doctoral theses of Mainland China Year Coverage: Humanities & Social Sciences

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41 Example: 古漢語 & 虛詞

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43 Explore more by using the “cross database search” ( 跨庫檢索 )

論文 5. Chinese Electronic Theses and Dissertation Service (CETD) 博碩士論文 Content Field ： With Chinese as the main language category, there are masters and Ph.D theses from 49 different outstanding universities and colleges located in Taiwan or overseas. And the institutions include: National Taiwan University, National Chiao Tung University, National Chung Hsing University, National Taipei University of Technology, National Tsing Hua University, National Taipei University, Tamkang University, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taipei Medical University, Chung Shan Medical University, China Medical University, University of Hong Kong, etc. Time Period ： Since

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46 Browse by university/institution, e.g. 臺北教育大學教育學系

47 Advanced search, e.g. 漢語教學 + 語境

48 Refine results

49 Download the entire thesis

50 Export the records to other reference manager tools

Exercise: CETD 中文電子學位論文服務 Keyword search: 教育改革 Limit to the works of 臺灣師範大學 To view the full text in PDF format 51

52 6. National Digital Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan 臺灣博碩士論文知 識加值系統 Developed by National Central Library of Taiwan 台灣國家圖書館 Includes theses & dissertations of about 140 universities / institutions in Taiwan Year Abstract 900,000+; Full text 300,000+ Provides Abstract, Table of Content, References Full text available for selected titles (Please register for a free account first) (Free Internet resource)

53 Register to view full text Basic search, e.g. 國小 + 品德教育

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55 Download the entire thesis

56 View "Cited by" Sort by "Times Cited"

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7. Other Free Resources Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD) A collection of open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 1,000 colleges, universities, and research institutions. OATD currently indexes 2,979,176 theses and dissertations. PQTD Open PQDT Open provides the full texts of open access dissertations and theses free of charge. The authors of these dissertations and theses have opted to publish as open access and make their research available for free on the open Web. From ProQuest. 59

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