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The BRITS Index: An Index to the British Theses Collections (1971-1987) Held at the British Library Documents Supply Centre and London University. Godstone, Surrey, Eng.: British Theses Service, 1989. 3 vol.
SML Reference Z5055 G6 +B74 1989 (LC)

Comprehensive Dissertation Index. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1973-
SML Reference Z5055 U49 +D57 (LC)

Dissertations & Theses
Entries with information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. It is the same database as Dissertation Abstracts, but with the significant advantage that titles published since 1997 are available in PDF digital format and have 24 page previews available.

Dissertation Abstracts International (Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1861- .)
SML Reference Z5055 +U49 +D57 (LC)*

*the volumes in Reference are Section A and Section C. Section B is in the SML stacks at the same call number.
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 all formats, although the online version of the database 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 Z5055 +U49 A62 (LC)

Gilbert, V.F. Women's Studies: A Bibliography of Dissertations, 1870-1982. Oxford, England: B. Blackwell, 1985.
SML Stacks Z7961 G55 1985 (LC)

Index to Theses ... Accepted for Higher Degrees by the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland

Parker, Franklin. Women's Education - A World View: An Annotated Bibliography of Doctoral Dissertations. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1979-81.
SML Stacks Z7963 E2 P37 (LC)

Universal Index of Doctoral Dissertations in Progress

 
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