resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 600 colleges, universities, and research institutions. oatd currently indexes over 1.5 million theses and dissertations.
provides the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge. as of 2012, the database contains 13,000 publications and continues to grow.
the aim of roar is to promote the development of open access by providing timely information about the growth and status of repositories throughout the world.
the purpose of tel (thèses-en-ligne) is to facilitate the self archiving of thesis manuscripts, which are important documents for direct scientific communication between scientists.
contains more than 21,000 dissertations that have been completed or are currently -in progress in the united states and canada since 1882. this directory is the merger of two previous online publications, dissertations in progress (online from 1999 to 2005) and the directory of completed dissertations.
