Theses and Dissertations
DCU Research Theses
The Library receives a print copy of all DCU Masters and Ph.D theses. Online copies (e-theses)
are available in DORAS, our institutional
Open Access Repository, from 2008.
Print theses are held at the Library Issue Desk and are available for consultation only and may not be borrowed.
Older theses are held in store and can be requested at the Library’s Information Desk.
DCU Taught Postgraduate Dissertations
Dissertations are available on the open shelves in the Reference area on the ground floor. They are shelved alphabetically by author’s surname.
How do I search for theses and dissertations?
DCU print theses and dissertations are listed in the
Library catalogue.
To find a thesis or dissertation on a particular topic, click on
more search options, enter your search term
in the "all of these words" option and highlight "theses" in the collections option.
This will ensure the catalogue limits your search to the theses and dissertation collection.
To produce a listing of all dissertations from a particular taught masters programme,
for example
MA in Communication and Cultural Studies, simply type: MA in Communication and Cultural Studies
in to the "all of these words" search box, and limit to "theses" collection.
Online DCU theses are available through
DORAS. If you search the catalogue for a
thesis and it is available online in DORAS, a direct link will be provided.
Irish Theses
- Index to theses (Ireland): a subset of the Index to theses database limited to theses from Irish universities. Access to abstracts of research masters and PhD these only.
- Search Irish institutions' library catalogues for their theses and dissertations.
- RIAN: limited full-text access to research theses from seven Irish universities and DIT.
British Theses
- Index to Theses: theses from UK and Ireland universities.
- EThOS: the British Library's electronic thesis online service offers access to theses from participating institutions. It is currently in beta mode. This means a thesis you order may have to be digitised and in some cases you may have to pay for its digitisation
- DART-Europe E-theses Portal: 100s of full text theses from 8 British universities
International Theses (English speaking countries)
- Australia and New Zealand
Finding Australian theses
Kiwi Research Information Service - Canada
Theses Canada Portal: bibliographic records for theses and dissertations. Some full text access (recent years) - United States
Dissertation Abstracts: abstracts of over 2 million doctoral dissertations and master’s theses from 1861 to date. Full texts may be purchased at user's expense
International Theses (Europe)
- Europe
DART-Europe E-theses Portal: over 100,000 full-text theses in English and other languages from universities in 10 continental European countries. Administered by University College London - France
SUDOC: bibliographic information on dissertations/theses produced inn French academic libraries. Use simple or extended search and limit by "dissertation note" - Germany
Dissonline: full-text access to doctoral and professorial dissertations organised by the German National Library - Spain:
Tesis doctorales: information on doctoral theses. Some full text access. Catalogue also available through the Catalogo general page. Database maintained by Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Teseo: information on doctoral theses. Database maintained by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science
International Theses (others)
- Africa
Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD): access to brief citations only - Global
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD): union catalogue of member institutions (mostly from US, but some from the rest of the Americas and Europe). Some full text access
