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Research Process: Finding Dissertations

Explains how to find a topic and turn it into a search. Shows you how to find, evaluate, use, and cite books and articles for use in your research.

Dissertations for Research

Dissertations can offer a lot of information for research such as:

  • They present original research. Recently completed theses can provide new ideas and findings that may not be available  through other published works
  • They contain extensive bibliographies. These are great places to see what sources were consulted on a topic.
  • They provide ideas for the formatting and presentation of ideas, graphs, and charts.

Find Dissertations

Use the websites listed below to find freely accessible (open access) dissertations from the United States and other countries.