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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global   is a wealth of unique global scholarship, which is a credible and quality source to Uncover the Undiscovered research insights and intelligence in easiest and most effective ways. The equitable discoverability of more than 6 million dissertations and theses with coverage from year 1637, allows researchers to amplify diverse voices and place their research in a global context. The database offers more than 3.6 million full texts for most of the dissertations added since 1997.

By leveraging the rich citation data found in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global and with new citation insight tool, researchers can benefit from focused pathways of discovery to build foundational knowledge on various research topics. Over 200,000 new dissertations and theses are added to the database each year to enrich the citation data continuously.

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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global   Database  is also part of ProQuest One Academic .  ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global resides on the ProQuest Platform. For additional information about basic and advanced functionality or administrative capabilities, visit the   ProQuest Platform LibGuide .

The Dissertations Bootcamp eLearning Modules are a free resource that help support graduate student planning, writing, and research.

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Intended for Librarians who want to learn how to use the database's advanced search to support subject area research at their institution. Duration: 2 minutes.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses for the Student, Searching Titles and Languages

This session reviews how Students, both Masters or PhD, can use the database's advanced search to identify known dissertations by title and search/analyze by languages other than English. Duration: 3 minutes.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses for the Student, Searching Names

This session reviews how Students, both Masters or Ph, can use the database's advanced search to identify dissertations of known Authors or Advisors and further refine/analyze them. Duration: 4 minutes.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses for the Student, Cited References

This session reviews how Students, both Masters or PhD, can use the dissertations to retrieve and explore further the Cited References. Duration: 4 minutes.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses for the Student, Supplemental Files

This session reviews how Students, both Masters or PhD, can identify dissertations with Supplemental files which may contain useful materials for their graduate work. Duration: 3.5 minutes.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses for the Student, Subject Searching

This session will show Students, both Masters or PhD, some Search techniques both Basic and Advanced to locate dissertations on a certain topic. Duration: 5.5 minutes.

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This session demonstrates how users can utilize the best practices of searching the " ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global  database" to connect with relevant information for their academic work. Duration:  52 minutes.

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The ProQuest™ Dissertations & Theses Citation Index (PQDT) is the world's most comprehensive curated collection of multi-disciplinary dissertations and theses, offering over 5.5 million records representing dissertations and theses from thousands of universities around the world.

Extending from they early 1600s to present, PQDT coverage is broadly multidisciplinary and includes foundational research in the life sciences, mathematics, computer science, engineering, social sciences, and humanities. Within dissertations and theses is a wealth of scholarship, yet it is often overlooked because most go unpublished.

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The ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index will be a standalone database and included in an All Databases search by default. WoS users also have filter options available in each search so that they can search broadly and then narrow focus on a particular collection, subject category, document type, etc. If a user wants to locate dissertations or theses specifically, they can also search of ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation Index only.

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PQDT is included in ALL Database search and can also be searched as a unique collection.

Track citation activity in Web of Science Core Collection

Dissertations and theses that have been cited by Web of Science Core Collection records will include a citation count and a link to the citing articles.

Claim dissertation or theses to a Web of Science Researcher Profiles

Researchers can manually claim their dissertation or thesis to their Web of Science Researcher Profile and make it part of the public view of their profile.

Links to Full Text of dissertations and theses on ProQuest platform

Institutions that subscribe to PQDT Global on the ProQuest platform will be able to link directly to their entitled full text.

Note: ProQuest Dissertation and Theses Citation Index will be released to customers in two phases. Phase 1: In July 2023, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Citation Index will go live with metadata records for 5.5+ million dissertations and theses. The records will not include cited reference indexing, which means that functionality such as Related Records and Cited References lists and associated navigation will not display. Phase 2: In late 2023, Linked Cited References lists and Related Records will be released to fully connect dissertations to the Web of Science citation network. If you have any questions regarding PQDT entitlement or functionality, please contact the Web of Science support team .

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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I (abstracts and indices) is an online database within ProQuest that allows users to search for written dissertations and theses.  It contains mostly abstracts and indices from works on different disciplines.  There are some full-text sources in this database, but they are not available for every source.  Dissertations & Theses A&I is best used for locating a source's bibliographic information and using it to locate the source elsewhere.

Research Abstract vs. Index

An abstract is a summary of a research paper that covers the work's main findings, purpose, methodology, and conclusions.  It is very helpful in evaluating a resource and determining its relevance to your own research.  A database index is a list of sources with their identifying information, such as title, author, ISSN/ISBN number, publication year, and subject.  In a database index (such as Dissertations & Theses A&I), a full-text version of the work may not always be available.

When you search ProQuest on campus, it will automatically search all of its databases.  However, you can choose a filter that will only search Dissertations & Theses A&I.  The same rules apply to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: The Humanities and Social Sciences Collection, which provides full-text access to dissertations and theses on the humanities and social sciences.  If you are off campus, you do not need to worry about selecting databases (the database in our A-Z list is your direct link).

The following excerpt from ProQuest has information about Dissertations & Theses Global: The Humanities and Social Sciences Collection.  Compared to Dissertations & Theses A&I, this database provides full-text sources.  However, it is important to note that it only contains sources on the humanities and social sciences.

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  • Over 5 million entries: from 1637 to date;
  • Over 2.7 million full-text papers from 1743 to date; 
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global is the largest editorially curated repository of multi-disciplinary dissertations and theses in the world. It includes millions of full-text dissertations, the majority of which were published after 1997, but hundreds of thousands of titles published before 1997 are also available. In addition to the full-text content, citations for over 5 million dissertations and theses are included. Content comes from thousands of universities located in 100+ countries. The database increases in size by 200,000+ works each year, and is designated as the official dissertation repository by the United States Library of Congress.

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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global is the hub of scholarship, where researchers come to learn from – and for each other. It’s the place where diverse voices, ideas, and innovations contribute to global scholarship. Beyond an aggregated international collection, PQDT also contains a set of tools that provide insights into this connected network of research. This is your location to find out what is newly added to PQDT and what enhancements are newly available. Click 'NOTIFY ME' to be alerted when new updates are made on a quarterly basis. What's NEW in PQDT Global?

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  • Discovery of 5.5M+ metadata records for dissertations and theses in a standalone database
  • Graduate works from 4K+ universities in 60+ countries around the world
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  • Innovative methodologies and experimental details outlined in the full document
  • Unpublished datasets and results found only in the dissertation document
  • Cited reference indexing and linking will be available to further connect dissertations and theses to the Web of Science network
  • University of Exeter: A UK public research university in Exeter, England with roots going back to 1838.  There are approximately 70 research centres and institutes within the university in areas such as extrasolar planets, genomics, ecology, and conservation biology.
  • Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique: This Canadian research-oriented university, with a focus on graduate education, is part of the Université du Québec system. Its research activities span across four major sectors: water, earth, and the environment; energy, materials, and telecommunications; human, animal, and environmental health; and urbanization, culture, and society.

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What's New: How did the 2022 year end?

During the full year of 2022,  237K  new titles were added to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global,  225K  of which were full text.  ---> Download the 2023 What's New Newsletter  

SUMMARY OF TOTALS

  • 931,229 Master's Degree Titles
  • 4,663,175 Doctoral Degree Titles
  • 3,167,037  total full-text records
  • Over 50 new universities from 18 different countries became contributing partners
  • Over 50% of new content added was from countries outside of the U.S.
  • 29% of new full text are non-English titles
  • New countries added: Egypt, Greece, and Pakistan

PLATFORM UPDATES COMING IN 2023

  • Dissertations and theses abstracts and indices will be integrated with the Web of Science platform, bridging connections to published works. This update will be made available to Web of Science Core Collection subscribers in the second half of 2023. 

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What's New: Q3 2022

At the end of the third quarter,  72,455  new titles were added to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global,  67,446  of which were full text.  ---> Download the Q3 2022 What's New Newsletter

  • 925,686 Master's Degree Titles
  • 4,648,949 Doctoral Degree Titles
  • 3,146,964  total full-text records

PLATFORM FEATURE UPDATES

  • Now available! English translations of titles and abstracts surface for non-english content so you can include a global view of any topic in your research. 
  • Dissertations Demystified eLearning is now available in 7 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean, Chinese, and Arabic.

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UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTEMORELOS Montemorelos is a private university in Nuevo León, Mexico. Granting postgraduate degrees in dentistry, ophthalmology, networks and security, education, psychology, administration, and public health.

UNIVERSITE DE MONCTON A Canadian university in New Brunswick, it is the largest french-speaking university in Canada outside of Quebec. Fields of study include management, engineering, natural sciences, health, social work, social sciences, arts, law, and education. UNIVERSITAS ISLAM SULTAN AGUNG Unissula is a private university in Semarang, Indonesia. It is a premier school accredited by ASIC (Accreditation Service of International Schools, Colleges & Universities). It focuses on graduate programs in law, civil engineering, management science, Islamic studies, biomedicine, and electrical engineering.

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What's New: Q2 2022

At the end of the second quarter, 49,389 new titles were added to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, 46,005  of which were full text.  ---> Download the Q2 2022 What's New Newsletter  

  • 903,513 Master's Degree Titles
  • 4,615,990 Doctoral Degree Titles
  • 3,081,527 total full-text records

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NIGERIA AUN is a private liberal arts institution and is accredited by the National Universities Commission. Its mission is to focus on social and economic development issues in its region. Their graduate-level contributions include Information Technology and Business Entrepreneurship. WESTERN UNIVERSITY, CANADA Western is a public research-intensive university and a member of the U15. Ranked 172nd in the world by QS World University Rankings. Fields of research are life sciences and the human condition, culture analysis and values, the human and physical environments, social trends, public policy, and economic activity. NATIONAL YANG MING CHAIO TONG UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN Is a top research institution, ranked consistently as 3rd best university in Taiwan and 202 in QS World University Rankings. Bringing expertise in engineering technology and healthcare. UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS, GREECE A public university with postgraduate studies that specialize in Business, Finance, and Maritime Economics. Piraeus is the first university in Greece to begin contributing to PQDT.  

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What's New: Q1 2022

  • 881,334 Master's Degree Titles
  • 4,573,538 Doctoral Degree Titles
  • 3,016,937 total full-text records

NEW FEATURES: Learning and Research Tools

New features have been added to the PQDT Global platform. Embedded eLearning modules provide guidance for students new to using dissertations as a source. Citation Connections provide additional source recommendations based on shared references in a global citation network. Learn more about the new features in these What's New for PQDT Watch the video for an overview.

CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SWEDEN A distinguished research institution focusing on technology, science, architecture, and maritime engineering. Their vision centers on building a sustainable future for humanity, with many university projects listed in the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) top 100 list.  

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA One of the oldest, most prestigious universities in the U.S., it is in the elite 1% with land, sea, and space grant designations. Their mission to drive innovation across all disciplines has most recently resulted in the first university technology to be tested on the moon. UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, NIGERIA UNILAG is a public research institution and one of the first established in Nigeria. It has been ranked one of the top 20 universities in Africa and in the top 600 in World University Rankings by Times Higher Education. UNIVERSITY OF KENT, UNITED KINGDOM Kent is a world-leading research institution across the arts and humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Kent received outstanding results in Research Excellence Framework rankings in 2021, notably ranked in the top 10 in research quality for Architecture, Classics, History, Law, Philosophy, Social Work & Social Policy, Theology, Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies.  

What's New: How did the 2021 year end?

  • 5.3 Million works
  • 2.9 Million full-text works
  • Nearly 50 new universities from 20 different countries became new contributing Content Partners
  • Nearly 60% of the new content added in 2021 was from outside of North America
  • New Countries added: Botswana and Italy

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