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
If it's a UC dissertation, we have full-text access. If it's from anywhere else, use the UC-eLinks button for Interlibrary Loan/REQUEST IT.
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