Dissertations and Theses Full Text contains more than
1.6 million entries with information about doctoral dissertations and master's
theses. It is the same database as Dissertation Abstracts (see below), but
with the significant advantage that titles published since 1997 are available
in PDF digital format and have 24 page previews available. Older dissertations
can be purchased.
Dissertation Abstracts International (Ann Arbor, MI: University
Microfilms International, 1861- .)
SML Reference Z5055 +U49 +D57 (LC)*
Lists Dissertations accepted for the Ph.D. and other
doctoral degrees by American and Canadian degree-granting institutions. Dates
of coverage 1861 to the present. Coverage is identical for both print and
CD-ROM, although the CD-ROM does not include abstracts for dissertations prior
to 1981. Issued in three parts after 1969:
Lists Dissertations accepted for the Ph.D. and other
doctoral degrees by American and Canadian degree-granting institutions. Dates
of coverage 1861 to the present. Coverage is identical for both print and
CD-ROM, although the CD-ROM does not include abstracts for dissertations prior
to 1981. Issued in three parts after 1969:
Dissertation Abstracts International. Section A:
Humanities and Social Sciences (1969-present)
Dissertation Abstracts International. Section B:
Sciences and Engineering (1969-present)
Dissertation Abstracts International. Section C:
European Abstracts (1976-1988) and Dissertation Abstracts International.
Section C: Worldwide(1989-present)
See also American Doctoral Dissertations (SML
Reference Z5055 +U49 A62 (LC))
*Section A and Section C are in SML Reference. Section
B is in the SML stacks at the same call number.
The annual listing is published in the May issue of
Theatre Journal.
Gesellschaft fur Theatergeschichte, Berlin. Shriften: No. 58. Schwanbeck, G.
Bibliographie der deutschsprachigen Hochschulschriften zur Theaterwissenschaft von 1885 bis
1952.
SML Hg52 G33b 58
Gesellschaft fur Theatergeschichte, Berlin. Shriften: No. 61. Rojeck, H. J.
Bibliographie der deutschsprachigen Hochschulechriften zur Theaterwissenschaft von 1953 bis
1960.
SML Hg52 G33b 61
This bibliography lists German dissertations dealing
with theater studies.
Litto, Fredric M. American Dissertations on the Drama and the Theatre, A
Bibliography. Kent, Ohio: 1969.
SML Subject Bibliography Z5781 +L57 (LC)
A computer list, arranged by "reference code" (see page
5 for explanation). Indexes: author, key-word-in-context, and subject. Spans
mid-19th century through 1965.
National Association of Teachers of Speech. Speech Monographs. New York: Speech
Communication Association, 1934-.
SML Haj15 Sp32
"Graduate Theses--An Index of Graduate Work in the Field
of Speech [and Dramatic Art]" appears annually in the August issue. Lists
by university then author. Subject index.
Yale University Library Research Guide in Theater Studies