Dissertations & Theses: The Humanities and Social Sciences Collection
- This ProQuest database contains more than 2 million entries (most are full-text), and is considered to be the single, central, authoritative resource for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses.
- If full-text is not available, you may use the citation to request via Interlibrary Services.
- SEARCH TIPS: Limit 'Manuscript Type' (1st page, under 'Search Options') to 'Master's Theses', 'Doctoral Dissertations', or select ALL for both before proceeding with keyword and/or subject search.
Google Scholar
- Google Scholar (GS) is a free Google search engine specifically designed for locating scholarly information. Many dissertations & theses can now be found here.
- SEARCH TIPS: Adding the word 'thesis' as one of your search terms is often helpful when searching for theses in GS.
- FINDING FULL TEXT: Sometimes free full text is available (look for 'PDF' links in your results); often, however, only the citation is available in GS. When that's the case, use GS as a discovery tool and use the citation to request the item via Interlibrary Services.
- ACTIVATING 'FIND-IT @ CHICO' links: if you access GS via a link on our library website (this page, or any other) it automatically activates 'Find it @ Chico' links which will lead you directly to free-full text in our library (when available) and/or to our library's Interlibrary Services form (when it is not).
ERIC
- Many dissertations, theses, and practicum papers are now available in full-text in ERIC.
- SEARCH TIPS: The easist way to search for them is to limit 'publication type' (dissertation/theses - master theses; dissertation/theses - practicum papers, etc.) and then search by keyword and/or descriptors. Limiters are found on 1st page under 'limit your results', as well as along the left side of your search results after an initial search.