How to Find Theses
The following resources provide access to Theses indexes and databases in the Library.
Macquarie Theses (PhD, Masters & Honours research)
Most Masters and Doctoral Dissertations submitted at Macquarie University are kept in the Library and catalogued as part of the Thesis Collection. This collection is housed in a separate area, along with all of the other restricted access collections. Full details of all items in the Thesis Collection are listed in the Library catalogue. To search by topic area use Keywords (Boolean) on the Library catalogue Quick Search. Type your topic(s), select Theses at the Quick Limit and click Go.
All access to theses must be made through the Information Desk located on Level 2. Photocopying is possible, but must be carried out by Library staff - no individual copying is permitted.
Macquarie University ResearchOnline
Digital versions of Macquarie University Higher Degree Theses that have been deposited with the Library are available from Macquarie University ResearchOnline
Catalogue Search
To locate other sources of theses in the Library catalogue, select Advanced Search and enter:
- dissertations and academic and indexes
- dissertations and academic and bibliography
- dissertations and academic and Australia
- dissertations and academic and subject (eg education)
Online
These databases may be accessed from Libraries Research Databases webpage by selecting the "theses" subject link.
Australian Digital Theses Program
Australian University theses at PhD and Masters level available in full text via the web. Macquarie University will be joining this program.
Education Research Theses
A database of Australian higher degree theses covering the discipline of Educational Studies. Contains over 10,200 records for theses dated from 1919. Records for years from 1978 contain abstracts. Some records provide links to full text of theses. The database is maintained by ACER Cunningham Library and was updated in May 2002.
Index to Theses Accepted for Higher Degrees at Universities of Great Britain and Ireland
The Macquarie subscription to the print version allows on campus access to the electronic format of the index and abstracts from 1970 at http://www.theses.com/
The full document can be ordered from the British Library
Libraries Australia
This database provides a listing of resources, including books and theses, held by Australian libraries. Theses are not necessarily Australian, and may include requested titles ordered from overseas and added to Library collections.
Macquarie University ResearchOnline
Access to Macquarie University Higher Degree Theses that have been deposited with the Library.
NDLTD
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) Over 400,000 electronic theses and dissertations from over 80 institutions worldwide (mainly from the United States).
NUS Theses Collection
The NUS Theses Collection (THESES), produced by the National University of Singapore Library, is a bibliographic database that indexes theses submitted to the University of Singapore (NUS) and its predecessor institutions, and which are deposited with the Library.
Proquest Digital Dissertations
The collection of selected masters theses and doctoral dissertations, previously entitled Dissertation Abstracts, are available through ProQuest.
The theses are primarily from North America, Europe and a limited number from Australia. Entries are citations and abstracts, for theses from 1997 onwards there is a 24 page preview available. Full copies of theses, from 1861 onwards, can be ordered from the site using a credit card.
Theses Canada Portal
This Library and Archives Canada portal contains Canadian theses and dissertations with access to free full-text electronic theses covering the period from 1998 to 2002. The portal has additional information for students and universities, including interlibrary loan information. To purchase a thesis that's not available digitally you still need to contact ProQuest.
e CARL Metadata Harvester for theses and reports available from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Print Sources
Bibliography of education theses in Australia
Hawthorn, Vic. : Australian Council for Educational Research.
Ref LB5.B5
Coverage 1980 - 2001
Dissertation Abstracts International
Ann Arbor, Mich: University Microfilms.
Stack Ref Collection (level 1) Z 5055.U5.A53
Arranged by Humanities & Social Sciences and Sciences and Engineering.
Coverage 1966-1998. Microfiche format.
Index to Theses accepted for Higher Degrees at Universities of
Great Britain and Ireland
London: Aslib
Ref Z 5055.G69.A84, (1950 - 1999 in Ref Stack Level 1)
Macquarie subscribes to a print version, with coverage from 1950+ and
also has access to the electronic version.
Masters Abstracts (International)
Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms.
Ref Stack (Level 1) Z 5055.U39.M3
Covers North American theses in Humanities & Social Sciences, and
Science & Engineering. Coverage 1963-2000
Union List of Higher Degree Theses in Australian University Libraries
Hobart: University of Tasmania Library Ref Stack (Level 1) Z 5055.A79.U5 Covers Masters
or Doctorate theses submitted to Australian Universities. Coverage is
by subject from pre1900-1988.