Research Guides: Finding Dissertations and Theses: Online Dissertations & Theses

United States

Use the links below to locate dissertations and theses from the United States in both proprietary and open access collections.

PQDT Open
With PQDT Open, you can read the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge from ProQuest.
NDLTD Global ETD Search
Started by Virginia Tech, the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is a searchable global database of almost 4 million electronic theses and dissertations from the NDLTD archive.
EBSCO Open Dissertations
From EBSCO and Biblioboard, this site provides free, full-text access to more than 1.2 million dissertations from around the world.
eScholarship
Search eScholarship for University of California faculty and student publications, including Open Access theses and dissertations.
OhioLink Electronic Theses & Dissertations Center
Browse electronic theses and dissertations from over 30 participating colleges and universities in the state of Ohio.
Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR)
This site provides a listing of open access repositories for e-theses and dissertations. May be limited by country and software type.

Use the links below to locate international dissertations and theses in open access collections.

British Library EThOS
Individuals may search this database of over 400,000 British theses and dissertations, without a fee. Some theses may be available on an open access basis. For others, individuals may need to request the item through Interlibrary Loan or wait for digitization.
Theses Canada
Over 50,000 electronic theses and dissertations are available from Library and Archives Canada. For full text, check the button next to Electronic Theses in the box labeled "Search For."
DART-Europe E-theses Portal
DART-Europe provides access to 596,189 open access research theses from 579 Universities in 28 European countries.
National Library of Australia: Trove
Search Trove to find almost a million Australian theses. Via the 'Help on finding Australian theses' section of the Trove website, you can find out: how to browse recently produced theses; how to browse recent Australian theses; how to do a more advanced, specific search for theses; how to find a particular institution’s theses only; and how to follow new research in a particular field.