Dissertation Abstracts Online (Dissertations)
Dissertations and theses from institutions in the North America and Europe
Why select this database?
- Selectively covers masters theses and dissertations including dissertations from Canada, Great Britain, and Europe.
| Database details |
| Subjects |
Academic topics found in dissertations. |
| Sources |
U.S., Canadian, British, and other European dissertations and theses. |
| Number of records |
Over 2,200,000 |
| Dates covered |
1861 to present
Abstracts since 1980
Thesis abstracts since 1988 |
| Updated |
Monthly |
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Examples |
| Keyword |
kw: |
urban+ |
| Abstract |
ab: |
adoption+ |
| Accession number |
no: |
aag9923966 |
| Advisor |
av: |
norris |
| Advisor phrase |
av= |
norris david o |
| Author |
au: |
norris |
| Author phrase |
au= |
norris kathleen e |
| Degree type |
dg: |
phd
[use only with other search terms] |
| Descriptors |
de: |
religion+ |
| Descriptors phrase |
de= |
religion general |
| Institution phrase |
in= |
wright institute |
| Language phrase |
ln= |
danish
[use to limit other search terms, browse index for available languages] |
| Publication date |
pd: |
1999 |
| Standard number |
sn: |
36799
[uses part of ISBN: 0-612-36799-1] |
| Subject |
su: |
religion+ |
| Subject phrase |
su= |
religion general |
| Title |
ti: |
small aircraft |
| Title phrase |
ti= |
preliminary design of small aircraft turbochargers |
| Year |
yr: |
1999 |
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