1. Theses and repositories

2. 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

3. Electronic Theses & Dissertations Projects to digitize theses at universities Increased access Many theses are open access Result = increased visibility and usage

4. Types of repositories for theses

7. Open Access Scholarius repository for PhD Thesis, Articles, Books and Reports Covers many subject areas

8. Portal by geographical area

9. Portal by continent

10. European portals with English text NetherlandScandinavia

11. Country portals Britain South Africa

12. “Consortial” agreement Individual Universities from various countries and continents agree to contribute their theses to a portal

13. Institutional repositories

14. Platform-based portal

15. Index Subscription service

16. Bibliographic database

17. Citation database

18. Subscription service

19. DK downloads

20. Theses with top number of downloads

21. Thank you Reminder : Students must deliver their theses to the library in e-format as well as a print copy