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Doctoral Research Toolkit: Full-text Dissertations - Library

Tools and information to support your success as a doctoral student.

Full-text Dissertations in the CSU Library

Most of the full-text dissertations in the library can be found in the Dissertations & Theses Global database. However, dissertations may also be found in the Open Dissertations and Business Source Ultimate databases. Links to many doctoral dissertations written by CSU students may be found in here. Please see the boxes on this page for more information on locating dissertations in the CSU Library.

Finding Dissertations in the CSU Library

Dissertations & Theses Global

Dissertations & Theses Global houses millions of full-text dissertations. This resource is where you would start your search for doctoral dissertations to support your process.

Open Dissertations

Includes access to open dissertations from the U. S. and worldwide. Coverage from 1955.

CSU Doctoral Dissertation Abstracts

Links to many doctoral dissertations and research projects completed by CSU students are available via the CSU Library. If you are interested in one without a link, contact the Doctoral Program Director to inquire about its availability.  

Business Source Ultimate

This resource, in addition to being a great source of journal and other format content on business topics, also houses some full-text dissertations and theses that may or may not be accessible through ProQuest Dissertations & Theses.

To access dissertations:

  • Do a keyword search
  • Select Dissertation as the Publication Type
  • Hit enter

OR

  • Select Dissertation as the Publication Type and leave the search boxes blank
  • Hit enter to see a list of all dissertations.
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The CSU librarians can support you during the research process with personalized reference services. We are happy to help you with the following tasks:

  • Accessing and using the CSU Library databases in order to create a peer-reviewed literature review with library resources
  • Using free personalized database folders within multiple database platforms to organize your research
  • Brainstorming keywords and recommending search limiters to use
  • Locating the dissertations and theses that may support and inform your research process