Finding Dissertations Oct 2015. 2 The definition of dissertations A lengthy piece of academic writing based on research undertaken by the candidate and.

Finding DissertationsFinding Dissertations

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The definition of dissertationsThe definition of dissertations

A lengthy piece of academic writing based on research undertaken by the candidate and submitted by them in partial fulfilment of the requirement for an award, usually as postgraduate level, such as that of a master's degree. It is a term sometimes used interchangeably with thesis, although in most universities it is used to assess candidates at a level lower than that of doctorate.

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Dissertation vs ThesisDissertation vs Thesis A dissertation (thesis) is a document that presents the author's

research and findings and is submitted in support of candidature for a degree or professional qualificationhttp://www.lib.vt.edu/find/byformat/etds.html

Thesis comes from the Greek θέσις, meaning "position", and refers to an intellectual proposition

Dissertation comes from the Latin dissertātiō, meaning "discourse"

Difference between dissertation and thesis varies with countries and instituteshttp://www.educationalwriting.net/resource_center/

Dissertation/Writing/Dissertation_And_Thesis_Difference.htmhttp://www.differencebetween.net/language/difference-

between-thesis-and-dissertation/

How to access?How to access?

1. Search at the Library Catalogue

Keywords: Thesis and <subject word>

2. HKIEd Library homepage http://www.lib.ied.edu.hk

E-Databases By Subject

Theses and Dissertations4

To start with printed dissertations / To start with printed dissertations / thesestheses

Using Keyword search from the Library Catalogue and enter the terms:thesis and <subject word>

a) thesis and teachingb) thesis and curriculum

The "Note" field indicates whether it is an original thesis or a general book on thesis or dissertation writing.

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ProQuest Dissertations and Theses A&I WorldwideDissertation & Theses Collection Hong Kong

中國博士學位論文全文數據庫 ( 中國知網 ) China 中國優秀碩士學位論文全文數據庫 ( 中國知網 ) China 中國學位論文全文數據庫 ( 萬方數據 ) China

中文電子學位論文服務 Taiwan

臺灣博碩士論文知識加值系統 Taiwan

Open Access Theses and Dissertations Open AccessPQTD Open Open Access

List of Databases of Dissertations and List of Databases of Dissertations and ThesesTheses

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Doctoral dissertations & master's theses Universities of USA, Canada, Europe and Asia (Selected) > 3 million records

Indexes / Citations 1861+ Abstracts 1980+ 24 pages preview 1997+

Search options: Abstract Author Document Text Document Title Subject heading University / Institute …

Additional search functions: Command Line Search

1. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses 1. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses A&IA&I

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Enter search term(s) for Basic Search

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Select field(s) to search

Enter search term(s) for Advanced Search

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Narrow down by date, subject terms, university/institution, language, etc.

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Use suggested subject terms to expand the search

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Most records provide 24-page previews of dissertations and theses only, some of them have full text.

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To check a list of documents that have cited this document

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Use Boolean operator “OR” to include more search terms

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Example: cite function

To export selected records to RefWorks

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Dissertations & Theses @ The Hong Kong Institute of Education

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It gives access to the dissertations and theses produced by the postgraduate students at HKIEd.

Dissertations & Theses @ The Hong Kong Institute of Education

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Create alert / set up your RSS feed: to keep you up-to-date with new articles on the topics that you are interested

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Exercise (Advanced Search)Exercise (Advanced Search)

Find dissertations and theses: Keywords "social networking" & facebook Published in English language Published after 2011 Select manuscript type as master's theses Preview the copy of any records found Display the citation of any records found

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2. Dissertations and Theses Collections 2. Dissertations and Theses Collections (DTC)(DTC)

Developed by Hong Kong Baptist University LibraryUnion collection of doctoral & master dissertations

and theses of seven university libraries of Hong Kong and one university of Macau

Consists of more than 60,000 titlesOne-stop search of all university libraries

collectionsLinks to local library catalogue recordAccess to full text (HKUST, HKU, Lingnan) subject

to copyright restrictionAccess the print copy at respective university

library with your JULAC card

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http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/lib/electronic/libdbs/dol.html

Dissertations and Theses Collections Dissertations and Theses Collections (DTC)(DTC)

Search by TitleAuthorSubjectKeyword

Limit by UniversityDepartmentLanguageDegreeYear

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Limit to

Search term

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Click the title URL to view detail

Example: To view full text via HKUST

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Direct to the HKUST Library Catalogue

View full text of HKUST theses

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To view or download the full text

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Exercise (Dissertations and Theses Exercise (Dissertations and Theses Collections)Collections)

Search for dissertations and theses with keywords public policy

View and download the full text of any records of Lingnan University

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3. Dissertations & Theses via CNKI3. Dissertations & Theses via CNKI ( ( 中國中國知網知網 ))

中國博士學位論文全文數據庫 Year of coverage 1984+ contains >270,000 full text records

中國優秀碩士學位論文全文數據庫 Year of coverage 1984+ contains >2,400,000 full text records

Searching interface in traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese and English

Records in simplified Chinese

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Select field to search + search term

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View full text

View "Cited by"

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From CNKI platform, select searching the Master Theses & Doctoral Dissertations simultaneously

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Exercise (China Dissertations & Exercise (China Dissertations & Theses Full-text Database)Theses Full-text Database)

Search the dissertations and theses under the topic of “兒童文學”

View the top cited item

To view the full text in PDF format

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4. 4. 中國學位論文全文數據庫 中國學位論文全文數據庫

Includes Master & Doctoral theses of Mainland China

Year 1977+

Coverage: Humanities & Social Sciences

http://www.lib.ied.edu.hk/cgi-bin/WAMConnMgr?sid=wanfang

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Example: 古漢語 & 虛詞

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Explore more by using the “cross database search” (跨庫檢索 )

5. Chinese Electronic Theses and Dissertation Service (CETD) 博碩士論文論文Content Field ： With Chinese as the main

language category, there are masters and Ph.D theses from 49 different outstanding universities and colleges located in Taiwan or overseas. And the institutions include: National Taiwan University, National Chiao Tung University, National Chung Hsing University, National Taipei University of Technology, National Tsing Hua University, National Taipei University, Tamkang University, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taipei Medical University, Chung Shan Medical University, China Medical University, University of Hong Kong, etc.

Time Period ： Since 200444

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Browse by university/institution, e.g. 臺北教育大學教育學系

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Advanced search, e.g. 漢語教學 + 語境

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Refine results

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Download the entire thesis

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Export the records to other reference manager tools

Exercise: CETD 中文電子學位論文服務

Keyword search: 教育改革

Limit to the works of 臺灣師範大學

To view the full text in PDF format

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6. National Digital Theses and 6. National Digital Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan Dissertations in Taiwan 臺灣博碩士論臺灣博碩士論文知識加值系統 文知識加值系統 http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/ http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/

Developed by National Central Library of Taiwan 台灣國家圖書館

Includes theses & dissertations of about 140 universities / institutions in Taiwan

Year 1956+Abstract 900,000+; Full text 300,000+Provides Abstract, Table of Content, ReferencesFull text available for selected titles (Please

register for a free account first)

(Free Internet resource)

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Register to view full text

Basic search, e.g. 國小 + 品德教育

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Refine results

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Download the entire thesis

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View "Cited

by"

Sort by "Times Cited"

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Browse by university/institution

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Browse by subject

7. Other Free 7. Other Free ResourcesResources

Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)http://oatd.org/oatd/searchA collection of open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 1,000 colleges, universities, and research institutions. OATD currently indexes 2,979,176 theses and dissertations. 

PQTD Openhttp://pqdtopen.proquest.comPQDT Open provides the full texts of open access dissertations and theses free of charge. The authors of these dissertations and theses have opted to publish as open access and make their research available for free on the open Web. From ProQuest.

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