To browse physical theses in the Flaxman Main Stacks, see the Locating SAIC theses page for a full list of call number ranges by discipline. To see all theses available digitally, use the SAIC theses repository link below.
Working on your thesis? Check out our How to Submit or Find an SAIC Thesis or Grad Project guide for tips and how-tos.
Found a dissertation or thesis but can't access the full text? A copy may be obtained through interlibrary loan; however, sometimes you can only get a copy by buying one. Check with Flaxman librarians (flaxman@saic.edu) before you buy!
Remember while you research: A dissertation is a final paper, based on original research, that is required in some disciplines to obtain a PhD. Theses are the same for a master's degree. Both are unpublished manuscripts and have not gone through the editorial process of published scholarly books. The bibliographies can be useful to identify more resources.
Search across digital collections of theses in several different European countries, including the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Greece.
Index that incorporates EBSCO’s previously released American Doctoral Dissertations, and features additional dissertation metadata contributed by select colleges and universities from around the world.
Many are free; others are made available by the Center for Research Libraries and can be requested through our interlibrary loan form
An international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic analogues to traditional paper-based theses and dissertations with the goal to more effectively share knowledge.
Large number of digital copies of theses from Australian Universities available for free.