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Database of free, open access full-text graduate theses and dissertations published around the world.

Provides free access to thousands of dissertation and thesis abstracts from universities around the world, and links to full text when freely available.

OATD.org provides open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 1100 colleges, universities, and research institutions. OATD currently indexes 6,654,285 theses and dissertations.

With EBSCO Open Dissertations, institutions and students are offered an innovative approach to driving additional traffic to ETDs in institutional repositories. Our goal is to help make their students’ theses and dissertations as widely visible and cited as possible.

This freely accessible database indexes thousands of theses and dissertations by American universities from 1902 to the present and provides links to full text where available.

Of particular use to alumni and the general public: The following three open access dissertation and theses databases are available. Some titles in these databases are citation only, while others provide free access with links to the full text of the dissertation or thesis cited.

Regardless of the reason, students and researchers often require a free/low-cost option for research to conduct their study. Following is a list of resources that are open access and free for use. DISSERTATIONS AND THESES Free Databases (EBSCO) ETHOS (UK Doctoral Theses) PQDT Open (Proquest Open Access) PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

Search over 4 million graduate-level ETDs from over 1,100 institutions worldwide. Access is free and available to everyone, anywhere, from 1990s to the present.

The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). We support electronic publishing and open access to scholarship in order to enhance the sharing of knowledge worldwide.

This free research database offers essential content covering important issues related to race in society today. Essays, articles, reports and other reliable sources provide an in-depth look at the history of race and provide critical context for learning more about topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness.

This free research database indexes thousands of theses and dissertations accepted by American universities from 1902 to the present and provides links to full text, when available.

A free resource, hosted by EBSCO, this database includes more than 172,000 theses and dissertations in total from 1902 to the present.

A free database with records for more than 1.4 million electronic theses and dissertations from more than 320 universities around the world.

Access a list of free eresources selected by our experts, including websites, full text databases, abstracting and indexing databases and other reference sources

Dissertations and Theses Global ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: Global is the world's most comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses. Includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format.

This page provides links to databases and websites to find dissertations. This includes links to general databases to find dissertations, databases focused on the humanities, foreign dissertations, dissertations on religion, and dissertations hosted by other universities.

Open Thesis - "OpenThesis is a free repository of theses, dissertations, and other academic documents, coupled with powerful search, organization, and collaboration tools." PQDT Open provides the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge.

The following subscription and free electronic resources are recommended for accessing dissertations and theses available online. For assistance accessing our physical holdings of dissertation on microfilm (through 1977) or microfiche (1978-2010s) please reach out to the Microfilm Electronic Resource Center via Ask a Librarian.

The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations is another great free resource that provides access to well-written dissertations and theses from all over the world.