Theses often provide unique research findings, analyses, and comprehensive bibliographies, in addition to modeling particular types of methodology. Check the bibliographies and footnotes of theses and dissertations to gather resources for your own work.
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How to Use a Thesis
North American Theses
- cIRcle: UBC's Institutional RepositoryFull text UBC theses and dissertations submitted after 2007. A project is currently underway to digitize these submitted 1919-2007. Search for subjects using keywords: Aboriginal, Indigenous, First Nations.
- Networked Digital Library of Theses and DissertationsAn international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations.
- ProQuest Dissertations and ThesesPredominantly doctoral dissertations from North American universities (1997 to 2007). There is some international coverage and pre-1997 titles. Search terms: First Nations, Aboriginal, Indigenous, Native American.
- Theses Canada Portal (Library and Archives Canada)Approximately 310,000 theses and dissertations from Library and Archives Canada (1965 to present). Full text available for about 90,000. Search terms: First Nations, Aboriginal, Indigenous, Native American.
International Theses
- British Library EthOS: Electronic Theses OnlineOpening access to UK theses.
- ADT (Australasian Digital Theses Program)A search portal that provides searching, browsing, and access to electronic theses and dissertations produced in Australia.
- DART-Europe E-theses PortalA discovery service for open access research theses awarded by European universities.
- National EDT Portal (South Africa)This search portal provides access to electronic theses and dissertations produced in South Africa