Dissertations: by Discipline

Dissertations may included in a disciplinary database such as ArtBibliographiesModern, or they may be covered by a website sponsored by an association such as the American Historical Association. These sources are usually good choices for searching or browsing by topic.

Art

Nid: 6599

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ARTbibliographies Modern – Via CSA – Dates: 1974 - current

Identifies articles, books, dissertations and exhibition catalogs on art from Impressionism to present.

Biology

Nid: 6606

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Biological Sciences – Via CSA – Dates: 1982 - current

Identifies articles on biomedicine, biotechnology, behavior, ecology, neuroscience, and zoology. Relatively weak in botany.

Chemistry, Medicine

Nid: 6939

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SciFinder on the Web – Dates: 1879-current

Identifies articles, patents, conferences, books and dissertations in chemistry and medicine, with some links to full text.

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Earth & Environmental Sciences

Education

Nid: 6610

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ERIC – Via FirstSearch – Dates: 1966 - current

Identifies articles and documents (ED #s) on education research and practice, many with links to full text.

Economics

Nid: 31071

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EconLit – Via EBSCO – Dates: 1969-

EconLit identifies articles, books, working papers and more, covering all aspects of economics. Some full text and links to more.

Engineering

Nid: 6582

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Compendex – Dates: 1970 - current

Identifies journal articles and other literature on engineering, with some links to full text.

German

Nid: 6777

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Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft – Dates: 1985 - current

Identifies articles, books and dissertations in the area of German language and literature.

History

Nid: 6596

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America: History and Life – Dates: 1964 - current

Identifies articles, book/media reviews, dissertations on U.S. & Canadian history, many linked to JSTOR or other full-text formats

Nid: 6577

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Historical Abstracts – Dates: 1967 - current

Identifies articles and books on history since 1450, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Some links to full text.

Directory of Dissertations in Progress (American Historical Association) Identifies dissertations in progress at academic departments in Canada and the U.S. This is a citation database of dissertations in progress in the area of history.

Linguistics

Nid: 6641

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Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts - LLBA – Via CSA – Dates: 1973 - current

Identifies articles, books and reports in linguistics and related fields, many with links to full text.

Literature (folklore, film, etc.)

Nid: 6850

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MLA International Bibliography – Via ProQuest – Dates: Varies

Identifies articles, books, dissertations on literature, linguistics, film and folklore, most published since 1963.

Music

Nid: 6593

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Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology: DDM – Dates: 1995 - current

Identifies dissertations-in-progress and completed dissertations reported since 1995, arranged by broad categories.

Nursing

Nid: 6564

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CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health – Via EBSCO – Dates: 1982 - current

Identifies articles in nursing and allied health disciplines.

Psychology

Nid: 6674

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PsycINFO – Via Ovid – Dates: 1969 - current

Identifies articles, books and dissertations in psychology and related subjects, many with links to full text.

Nid: 6842

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PsycINFO (historical) – Via Ovid – Dates: 1806 - current

Identifies older articles, books, and dissertations in psychology and related fields.

Theology

RIM: Research in Ministry Online Identifies DMin and DMiss projects from schools of theology accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. Indexing began in 1981.
TREN: Theological Research Exchange Network Identifies theses, dissertations and conference papers on theology topics.

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Nid: 6936

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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full-Text – Via ProQuest – Dates: 1861 - current

Identifies Ph.D. dissertations from U.S. and Canadian universities since 1861. Abstracts from 1980. Many with full-text.

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