Sources for Searching Theses & Dissertations
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ProQuest Dissertations and ThesesWith more than 2 million entries, PQD&T is the single, central, authoritative resource for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses.
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Guide to Theses and Dissertations ResourcesThis guide provides information on finding and accessing both Cornell and non-Cornell theses and dissertations, including many resources for non-US literature.
Grey Literature Sources
- WHO Library DatabaseThe WHO library database includes governing documents, reports and technical documentation.
- MedNarMedNar searches across more than 60 medical research sources, including commercial databases, medical societies, NIH resources, and other government resources.
- Global Index MedicusThe Global Index Medicus (GIM) provides worldwide access to biomedical and public health literature produced by and within low-middle income countries. The main objective is to increase the visibility and usability of this important set of resources. The material is collated and aggregated by WHO Regional Office Libraries on a central search platform allowing retrieval of bibliographical and full text information.
- NY Academy of Medicine Grey Literature Report (Last Updated 2016)This report is a bimonthly publication of The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) alerting readers to new grey literature publications in health services research and selected public health topics. The database platform is keyword searchable and serves as an archive for the cataloged reports. Although it is no longer updated, existing reports can be found through the NYAM catalog.
- ProQuest Dissertations and ThesesWith more than 2 million entries, PQD&T is the single central, authoritative resource for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses.
- Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLT)NDLT is a free international resource for theses and dissertations.
- Center for Research Libraries (CRL)CRL is a resource for institutions outside of the U.S. and Canada.
- OCLC WorldCat Dissertations and ThesesOCLC WorldCat Dissertations and Theses "provides fast and convenient access to the dissertations and theses available in OCLC member libraries. Many theses are available electronically, at no charge, directly from the publishing institution." This database can be searched in FirstSearch, which provides Basic, Advanced, and Expert search options. Access may be limited to members of participating institutions.
- Guide to Theses and Dissertations ResourcesThis guide provides information on finding and accessing both Cornell and non-Cornell theses and dissertations, including many resources for non-US literature.
- EThOS (offline)Electronic Theses Online Service (EThOS) contains doctoral theses from candidates in the UK and is maintained by the British Library. Due to the October 2023 cyber attack, this resource is currently unavailable and is estimated to return in 2025.
- Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials RegistryOnline register of clinical trials being undertaken in Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere. The ANZCTR includes trials from the full spectrum of therapeutic areas of pharmaceuticals, surgical procedures, preventive measures, lifestyle, devices, treatment and rehabilitation strategies, and complementary therapies.
- ClinicalTrials.govThe US registry for clinical trials. Includes new, ongoing, and completed human clinical trials both in the US and countries around the world.
- Cochrane Central Register of Controlled TrialsA highly concentrated source of reports of randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials. The majority of CENTRAL records are taken from bibliographic databases (mainly MEDLINE and Embase), but records are also derived from other published and unpublished sources.
- EU Clinical Trials RegisterThe European Union Clinical Trials Register allows you to search for protocol and results information on interventional clinical trials that are conducted in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) and clinical trials conducted outside the EU / EEA that are linked to European paediatric-medicine development.
- WHO International Clinical Trials Registry PlatformICTRP provides access to a central database containing the trial registration data sets provided by numerous international registries. It also provides links to the full original records.
- Wikipedia Clinical Trial Registries ListThis Wikipedia entry contains a list of links to individual clinical trial registries by country.
- World BankThe World Bank now makes all of their publications openly available online.
- WHO Institutional Repository for Information Sharing (IRIS)Institutional WHO database of intergovernmental policy documents and technical reports. Can search by IRIS by region (Africa, Americas, Eastern Mediterranean, Europe, South-East Asia, Western Pacific).
- Health Research WebHealth Research Web is an interactive resource containing information about national health research systems, ethics review committees, local and regional policies and research priorities and more. It is built by user contributors, and the data may be incomplete.
This list of conference proceedings is not comprehensive, but are ideas of where to search. We recommend that you search proceedings for the three most relevant conferences for your evidence synthesis.
- OCLC PapersFirstOCLC PapersFirst is an OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide.
- BIOSIS PreviewsA subcollection of Web of Science, BIOSIS Previews searches across journals, meetings, patents, and books in the life sciences and biomedical fields.
- arXivarXiv is a free distribution service and an open-access archive for scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics.
- medRxivmedRxiv (pronounced "med-archive") is a free online archive and distribution server for complete but unpublished manuscripts (preprints) in the medical, clinical, and related health sciences.
- bioRxivAnother complementary archive to arXiv, bioRxiv is a preprint repository that where authors can share unpublished preprints in the life sciences (including biology, ecology, neuroscience and more).
- OSF PreprintsOSF Preprints is a general preprint repository that covers architecture, business, engineering, life sciences, physical sciences and mathematics, arts and humanities, education, law, medicine and health sciences and social and behavioral sciences, among others.
- Grey Matters: A practical search tool for evidence-based medicineGrey Matters is an online manual that provides a thorough list of sources for grey literature in medicine and a helpful checklist to help systematize your process. (Requires free account)
- Searching the grey literature: A handbook for searching reports, working papers, and other unpublished researchSearching the Grey Literature is for librarians and information professionals interested in learning more about grey literature. This book will aid with crafting a grey lit search successfully, from start to finish. Many types of librarians will find the content of this book useful, particularly those in health or social science.
- Duke University Medical Center Guide to Resource for Searching the Grey LiteratureScroll down to the bottom of this Duke University page to find resources for trial registries, pharmacological studies, conference abstracts, government documents and more.
- Gray Literature Resources for Agriculture Evidence SynthesesThis OSF-hosted sheet is a comprehensive list of agricultural grey literature sources, one of several evidence synthesis worksheets and tools provided to help in non-medical evidence synthesis development and implementation.
- Searching for studies: A guide to information retrieval for Campbell Systematic ReviewsThis document gives comprehensive guidance in searching for evidence syntheses, and offers a robust list of grey literature sources for social science disciplines.