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How to find thesesThis page provides information on locating theses from the University of Adelaide and other universities by using the library catalogue, relevant databases and web sites, and the Interlibrary Request service. If you are planning to write a thesis see Essay and thesis writing style guides. For information on binding, see Binding theses. University of AdelaideThe Library usually holds two copies of University of Adelaide Masters and Ph.D. theses, of which one copy is usually available for loan. Law theses are kept in the Law Library and Agricultural Science theses are held at the Waite and Roseworthy campus libraries (check the locations detail on the catalogue record). You can request that a thesis held in Joint Store be transferred to your campus library. The Library does not receive copies of all University of Adelaide Honours theses. If the specific thesis you are looking for is not held in the Library then check with the relevant department for that discipline. Honours theses may be kept in the department, although there is no requirement to do so. If you're looking for a digital copy of a thesis, try the University's Digital Theses website. Print theses held by the Library are listed in the catalogue. To search for theses on a particular subject use the keyword search option in the catalogue with thesis and adelaide included as keywords. For example, to find geography theses you could try adelaide thesis geograph? To locate a specific thesis degree try adding either ph.d (doctorate) or hons (honours), as a keyword. For example, adelaide thesis english hons. Ask your research librarian for assistance for limiting a search by Masters degree for your discipline. Thesis call numbers (e.g. 09PH, 09S.M, etc.) are shelved before 091 in the Barr Smith Main Collection (Level 1 South). AustraliaTheses from other Australian universities are not usually held in the University of Adelaide Library, but may be purchased if required for research purposes. To request that a thesis be purchased for the Library see your Research or Branch Librarian. Some theses are available for loan from the library of the awarding institution or occasionally from a library which may have purchased a copy. To either arrange a loan or purchase a personal copy of a thesis, place an interlibrary request. Library staff will try to obtain a loan at the standard charge if this is possible but will contact you if the cost is higher, such as for an overseas loan or purchase of a copy. Libraries Australia is the main database for locating Australian theses. Search using keywords and tick the theses box under 'Limit to:'. Print indexes may be required to discover Australian theses prior to 1985 as some may not be listed on Libraries Australia. To find bibliographies and indexes of Australian theses search the library catalogue, using the keywords dissertations academic australia bibliography. The University of Adelaide is a member of the Australasian Digital Theses Program, which is building a distributed database of theses in digitised format from Australian universities. You can search the ADT database or go to the site to find out how to deposit a thesis in the database. Australian Research Online searches simultaneously across the contents of Australian university and government research repositories in addition to several other collections of Australian research. Results may include theses; preprints; postprints; journal articles; book chapters; music recordings and pictures. Catalogue links Other CountriesTheses from universities in other countries are not usually held in Australian libraries, but may be purchased if required for research purposes. To request that a thesis be purchased for the Library see your Research or Branch Librarian. Some theses are available for loan from the library of the awarding institution or occasionally from a library that may have purchased a copy. To arrange either a loan or purchase of a personal copy of a thesis, place an Interlibrary Request. Document Delivery staff will try to obtain a loan at the standard charge if this is possible but will contact you if the cost is higher such as for overseas loan or purchase of a copy. Print resources Databases Index to Theses Worldcat Theses Canada Portal The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Disertations (NDLTD) DiVA Hong Kong University Theses Online Electronic Theses and Dissertations System EThOS |
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