LibGuides: Dance: Dissertations

Dissertations - Online Tools

Dissertations are indexed by many subject databases (Historical Abstracts, PsycInfo, etc.)

This is a list of databases that exclusively index dissertations.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses This link opens in a new window
The database represents the work of authors from over 1,000 graduate schools and universities in North America and from around the globe. The database includes citations for materials ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester. Citations for dissertations published from 1980 forward also include 350-word abstracts written by the author. Citations for master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Dissertations & Theses offers UCSB users access to UC dissertations in full-text digital format starting with titles published from 1997 forward.
Date Coverage: 1861 - present
Materials Indexed: Theses & Dissertations
OpenDissertations This link opens in a new window
INDEX ONLY: While the records for each dissertation show a link to a full text PDF, these are PDFs of the original print index, NOT the dissertations themselves.
Date Coverage: 1850-present
Materials Indexed: Theses & Dissertations
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new window
INTERNATIONAL: It comprises two major search tools, Scirus ETD Search and VTLS Visualizer, and other tools for searching specific countries or regions.
Materials Indexed: Theses & Dissertations
PQDT Open This link opens in a new window
Full-text Open Access dissertations & theses
Date Coverage: varies
Materials Indexed: Theses & Dissertations

UCSB Dissertations dated 1997 and later can be found in the Dissertations & Theses database.

For UCSB dissertations listed in the UC Library Search see Subject Heading:

University of California, Santa Barbara -- Dissertations