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Dissertations & Theses
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Women's History: A Research Guide 
 Provides "citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections. The guide also provides information about the tools researchers can use to find additional books, articles, dissertations, and primary sources." Browsable by U.S. state and topic. From librarian Ken Middleton, Middle Tennessee State University. http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html Topics: History, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Feb 24, 2009 Appalachian Studies Bibliography, 1994-2003
A very thorough bibliography with hundreds of entries browsable by over two dozen topics, including dissertations. Last updated in 2003, but most citations are to bibliographic resources in fairly stable formats (that is, books). From the West Virginia University Libraries. http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/bibliography/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place Last updated Mar 16, 2006 ASTIS = SISTA
Developed by the Arctic Science and Technology Information System/Système d'Information sur les Sciences et la Technologie Arctiques, this searchable database contains citations to and descriptions of reports, journal articles, conference papers, theses, and books, mostly dating from 1978 to the present. It has "over 47,000 records describing publications and research projects about northern Canada, ... including the earth sciences, the life sciences, engineering, technology, renewable and non-renewable resources, co-management, politics and government, economic and social conditions, land use, indigenous peoples, archaeology, history, art and literature." Also available in French. http://www.aina.ucalgary.ca/astis/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Regions of the World Last updated Apr 6, 2002 Citation Style for Research Papers
This Web site lists bibliographic citation styles for APA (American Psychological Association), MLA (Modern Language Association), AMA (American Medical Association), Chicago Manual of Style, and Turabian Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Color-coded sample citations for books, book chapters, ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) documents, Web sites, and journal, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles are provided for each style. Includes links. From Long Island University. http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm Topics: Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Writing Last updated Mar 12, 2004 Libraries of the Future Bibliography
An annotated "list of resources to help in learning about and planning for the library of the future," some with links to full text. Includes bibliographies, dissertations, journals (and journal articles), monographs, organizations, and Web sites that discuss such topics as the changing role of reference service in a digital age, building digital libraries, and the skills needed for virtual librarians. Prepared in 1999 for Metronet, a Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota multi-library organization. http://www.metronet.lib.mn.us/forlibs.cfm?id=176 Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Social Science Last updated Feb 14, 2003 The National Steinbeck Center
This center is home to a museum and library devoted to John Steinbeck, Nobel Prize for Literature winner and Pulitzer Prize winner. The collections include books by and about him, local and oral history, audio-visual materials, artwork, and theses. There are chronologies covering his family, awards received, and connection with Salinas. Located in the Salinas Valley, Steinbeck's childhood home, the Center sponsors a writing contest, festival, and educational programs. http://www.steinbeck.org/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People Last updated Nov 11, 2009 Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
This group "is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic analogues to the traditional paper-based theses and dissertations. This website contains information about the initiative, how to set up Electronic Theses and Dissertation (ETD) programmes, how to create and locate ETDs," and more. Features an ETD union catalog. "Development sponsored by UNESCO and Adobe Systems, Inc." http://www.ndltd.org/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Libraries & Archives by Type, Nonfiction by Genre, Writing Last updated Jun 22, 2004 Organic Chemistry Resources Worldwide
Annotated organic chemistry subject directory. Literature has databases, articles, journals, patents, dissertations, reviews, reference works, current awareness, and guides. The Bench contains various laboratory resources. Structural Analysis includes spectrometry. The Desk has various sites for computer work, scientific writing, and more. Communication includes conferences, organizations, and laboratories. Additional Resources contains jobs and related humor. Searchable. http://www.organicworldwide.net/ Topics: Computers, Computers, Nonfiction by Genre, Science, Science Last updated Jan 11, 2004 Pacific Northwest Regional Newspaper and Periodical Index
Online index containing over 75,000 citations from hundreds of Pacific Northwest publications since the 1840s, including newspapers, periodicals, dissertations, and ephemera. Index may be searched by keyword, subject, publication, and/or date. The original paper index is steadily being entered into this online index. From Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives, University of Washington Libraries. http://db.lib.washington.edu/pnw/ Topics: Magazines, Magazines by Place, Newspapers by Place: United States, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 10, 2009 PrimateLit Database
"The PrimateLit database provides bibliographic access to the scientific literature on nonhuman primates for the research and educational communities. Coverage of the database spans 1940 to present and includes all publication categories (articles, books, abstracts, technical reports, dissertations, book chapters, etc.) and many subject areas (behavior, colony management, ecology, reproduction, field studies, disease models, veterinary science, psychology, physiology, pharmacology, evolution, taxonomy, developmental and molecular biology, genetics and zoogeography)." Searchable and browsable. http://primatelit.library.wisc.edu/ Topics: Mammals, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Mar 25, 2003 Project Wittenberg
A growing international electronic library of the history of Lutheranism. Includes works by and about the Reformation leader Martin Luther (his 95 theses, catechisms, hymns, etc.), Johann Sebastian Bach, Martin Chemnitz, Philip Melanchthon, Carl Ferdinand Walther, and other Lutherans. http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/wittenberg-home.html Topics: Christianity, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Apr 4, 2006 Theme Park City
A directory of amusement and theme parks, zoos, and waterparks in the U.S. and Canada, listed by state or province. "The Institute For Theme Park Studies" lists books, theses, Web sites, and other sources of information. The "Poster Gallery" is a commercial section providing images of carousels and other rides and some classic Disney art. http://www.themeparkcity.com/ Topics: Animals, Nonfiction by Genre, Recreation, Recreation Last updated Jul 8, 2004 Women Immigrants 1945 to the Present: A Bibliography
"Literature on women immigrants. It is a supplement and update of the publication, Women in Global Migration, 1945-2000: A Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Bibliography. ... The books, journals, essays, government reports and doctoral dissertations listed here treat all aspects of the lives and issues concerning women who are living permanently or for long periods outside their country of origin or who have migrated for fixed periods of time on work contracts." Note: not updated since May 2005. http://pages.towson.edu/hofstet/ Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Government, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jul 8, 2008 Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation
Designed "to assist in the crafting, implementing and defending of a graduate school thesis or dissertation." Also available in Spanish and Arabic. http://www.learnerassociates.net/dissthes/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Nonfiction by Genre, Writing Last updated Feb 14, 2005 |
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