Research guides: Collections and Resources on China: Theses & Dissertations

Thesis and dissertation resources @ U of T

CNKI Dissertations and Theses
This new Advanced Search interface of CNKI provides access to Chinese Doctoral Dissertations & Master Theses. Click the "Theses and Dissertations" tab below the search panel to switch to CNKI theses and dissertations.
Chinese Studies Online -- Dissertations of China (Wanfang)
Specializing in aggregating digitized Master and Ph.D. theses published in the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.), Dissertations of China is available as a sub-package of the Chinese Studies Online Database.

Chinese Electronic Theses and Dissertations This link opens in a new window
CETD is a database specializing in aggregating theses and dissertations of Taiwan and other Asian regions.
Dissertations & Theses Global Closed Collection This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive worldwide collection of dissertations and theses from 1746. Full text for most dissertations added since 1997 onwards.

National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan / 臺灣博碩士論文知識加值系統
This database collects master theses and Ph.D. dissertations of Taiwan universities.
Access to this fulltext dissertation database is available through public stations in the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, thanks to the TRCCS (Taiwan Resource Centre for Chinese Studies) program undertaken by the National Central Library of Taiwan.
T-Space: Digitalized Doctoral and Masters Theses by U of T Graduate Students
The School of Graduate Studies will house all available digitalized Doctoral and Masters theses by U of T graduate students on this site. The current collection is but a small sample of that ongoing scholarly work.
UofT Theses Retrieved from the Library Catalogue
A list of UofT theses and dissertations retrieved from the Library Catalogue. Use the options available in the "Refine your search" panel on the left to further reduce the length of the list.

National Library of China Ph.D. Dissertations Database (中国国家图书馆-中国国家数字图书馆博士论文)
CALIS e读高等教育数字图书馆
This is a CALIS portal to search open access research resources, including theses and dissertations published in China. To search dissertations, open the drop-down menu on the left of the search box to select "学位论文".

Hong Kong University Theses Online (HKUTO) (香港大學論文在綫)
The Open Access thesis database of Hong Kong University.
HKUST Electronic Theses (香港科技大學學位論文)
HKUST Electronic Theses contains full images of the doctoral dissertations and master's theses of our postgraduate students. Access to the database is available globally. The full text of many theses is available to all, where permitted by the author. Access to the full text of non-public theses is available to all authorized HKUST users, except where access is prohibited by the author.

British Library: EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Services)
EThOS is the UK’s national open access thesis service which aims to maximise the visibility and availability of the UK’s doctoral research theses. There are approximately 350,000 records relating to theses awarded by over 120 institutions. Around 120,000 of these also provide access to the full text thesis, either via download from the EThOS database or via links to the institution’s own repository. Of the remaining 250,000 records dating back to at least 1800, three quarters are available to be ordered for scanning through the EThOS digitisation-on-demand facility.
NARCIS: The Gateway to Scholarly Information in the Netherlands
NARCIS is the search portal that provides access to electronic theses and dissertations produced in the Netherlands, as well as access to a variety of other research and data sets.
DiVA
DiVA is a portal that provides access to electronic theses and dissertations as well as other research publications written at 26 institutions in Scandinavia.
Network Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations (NDLTD)
To search for theses and dissertations, follow the path: for Researchers: Find ETDs >> VTLS Thesis Search.
the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).

Theses Canada This link opens in a new window
Canadian universities participate in the program voluntarily by submitting approved theses and dissertation to Theses Canada. The collection includes two formats, electronic theses and theses on microfiches.
The electronic theses and dissertations on this site are for the personal use of students, scholars and the public. Any commercial use, publication or lending of them in libraries is strictly prohibited.