DCU Library

Theses & Dissertations

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DCU Research Theses (Research Masters and PhD)

The Library receives print and electronic copies of all DCU Research Masters and PhD theses. Theses from 1985 are available in full online via DORAS, DCU's Open Access Institutional Repository.

Print Dissertations

The Library receives selected print copies of taught postgraduate dissertations and are listed in Library Search. 
 

How do I search for print dissertations?

  • Go to Library Search.
  • Click on Advanced Search.
  • Select the DCU Dissertations & Theses filter (this will limit your search to dissertations and theses).
  • Enter a keyword, title, authour or the full course name (e.g. MSc in Human Resource Management), in the search box beside the Any Field option.
  • Click Search.
  • To refine the results to print dissertations only, select Physical Resources filter on the left hand side.
  • Tip: for the latest dissertations, select Date-newest from the Sort By filter.

Note: It is at the discretion of each School if any dissertations are to be received by the library for any particular degree program/year.
 

Where can I find print dissertations?

Note: Print dissertations are shelved in alphabetical order according to the author’s surname and are for library consultation only.

Library     Year range                Location
Cregan 2011 - current 2nd Floor
  Pre 2011 Issue Desk
O'Reilly 2014 - current Ground Floor
  2003 - 2013 Issue Desk
  Pre 2013 Store Room (available upon request from Issue Desk, allow 24-48hrs)

 

Online Dissertations

A limited selection of 2018|2019|2020 dissertations from taught postgraduate courses are available online as Ebooks and can be requested to view through Library Search.

How do I search for online dissertations? 

  • Search Library Search.
  • Click on Advanced Search.
  • Select the DCU Dissertations & Theses filter (this will limit your search to dissertations and theses).
  • Enter a keyword, title, authour or the full course name (e.g. MSc in Investment, Treasury & Banking), in the search box beside the Any Field option.
  • Click Search.
  • To refine the results to online dissertations only, select Online Resources filter on the left hand side and search by Publication Date, choosing year range 2019 - 2020. Click Refine. 
  • Click on the title record and click on view full text. You will then be prompted to request access from google drive. Access will be approved by library staff, Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.

The Library holds a small collection of undergraduate dissertations in print specific to BSc Multimedia in the School of Communications only.  This collection is available on the ground floor in O’Reilly Library and can be consulted inside the library only. 

These dissertations are identifiable with a yellow tag and are shelved according to year. A list of all titles are available upon request from Information Services staff. 

Year range: 2012 - 2019

Other Theses Resources

Australia and New Zealand

Canada

  • Theses Canada Portal: abstracts for theses and dissertations. Includes limited access to full-text for more recent theses.

United States of America

  • Dissertation Abstracts: abstracts only for over 2 million doctoral dissertations and master's theses from 1861 to date. Full-text may be purchased for a fee.

Europe

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

Africa

Global