Library Guides: Sociology: Dissertations & Theses

Penn State Theses and Dissertations

Penn State Electronic Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new window
Use this for current Penn State theses and dissertations that were submitted electronically
Provides access to Penn State electronic theses and dissertations.

Penn State Honors Theses
Full text of Schreyer Honors theses from 2010 to date. For earlier theses use the libraries catalog. See information below.

Catalog (Penn State University Libraries catalog) This link opens in a new window
Theses and dissertations can be isolated and searched separately if you use the advanced search options.
This is the online catalog of materials owned by Penn State Libraries. All formats (books, journals, audiovisuals, maps, recordings, etc.) are included. Circulation status for individual items is also provided. Coverage: Presently contains about 7 million records. Updates: Continuous up-to-the-minute as new records are added.

Dissertations & Theses This link opens in a new window
Doctoral dissertations and master's theses from around the world. If a title is not available full text you may purchase or request it through Interlibrary loan.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global is the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world, with more than 2.5 million available in full text PDF.
Dissertations and Theses @ CIC full-text This link opens in a new window
Dissertations and Theses from approximately 1995-to date are available full text from CIC (Big 10+) institutions
Full-text access to dissertations and theses written by graduates of CIC institutions are available.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) This link opens in a new window
Search the 4,376,389 electronic theses and dissertations contained in the NDLTD archive.
The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations Union Catalog will serve as a repository of rich graduate educational material contributed by a number of member institutions worldwide. The hope is that this project will increase the availability of student research for scholars, empower students to convey a richer message through the use of multimedia and hypermedia technologies and advance digital library technology worldwide.

eScholarship University of California
Open Access theses and dissertations from many of the schools within the California systems of higher education.
British Library EThOS
Search over 400,000 doctoral theses. Download instantly for your research, or order a scanned copy quickly and easily.
DART-Europe E-theses Portal
Over 130,000 full-text ETD's are available from 230 participating universities from 17 European countries.
Texas Digital Library
Texas Digital Library offers over 6,000 ETDs from several large research universities in the state.
Theses Canada Portal
Over 50,000 ETD's are available from the Library and Archives Canada's collection. For full-text, select "Electronic Theses" on the search screen.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Browse ETD's from over 30 participating colleges and universities in the state of Ohio.