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The Purdue University Libraries collects, preserves, and provides access to dissertations as original works of scholarship in conjunction with doctorates awarded by the University. Other pertinent student works such as master's and honors theses may also be collected.
What is the difference between a thesis and a dissertation?
At Purdue, “thesis” typically refers to a Master’s program and “dissertation” refers to the Ph.D program. In the early years a thesis was written in many undergraduate programs (i.e B.S. in Engineering).
How can I find dissertations that were written at Purdue?
The Purdue Libraries holds one copy of each title from 1882 to present. In some cases these have been marked confidential or have restrictions in place for a limited period of time. The original paper copies do not circulate and must be viewed in Archives and Special Collections. These can be requested through the Libraries catalog . Please log in to request your item. When the request is received, it is pulled from the storage Repository and delivered to be viewed in the Archives and Special Collections Research Center on the 4 th floor of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library (HSSE). This is located in Stewart Center, 504 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907. You will receive a confirmation email when the item is ready along with directions to the Archives.
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The first Thesis is available to be viewed in Archives and Special Collections . Early Purdue University Theses and Dissertations (starting in 1882 and scanned up to 1906 so far) have been scanned and are available online. Open access copies are available online through the Theses and Dissertations, Purdue e-Puds (including some copies from ProQuest). Copies available for loan: Some of the theses and dissertations have been microfilmed and can be requested for off campus use through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) . Also, some paper duplicates will show up in the catalog, please request the copy that does not say “Only viewable in the Archives.” Alumni can request an electronic copy of their theses or dissertation from the past by contacting [email protected] If you have questions about depositing your thesis or dissertation, please contact the graduate school Thesis and Dissertation Office .
How can I find theses or dissertations from U.S. institutions?
Go to Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) . It offers a comprehensive listing of bibliographic entries for theses and dissertations in the Dissertation Abstracts database. Theses and dissertations listed since 1997 are available in PDF digital format for users affiliated with Purdue University with access to theses and dissertations from CIC institutions. For those entries not full-text, 24-page previews are available. For non full-text entries and possible borrowing of non-Purdue titles, consult Interlibrary Loan .
How can I find dissertations that are free?
- From Center for Research Libraries (CRL) search for available paper-bound titles. CRL has more than 750,000 uncataloged foreign [non-U.S. or Canadian] doctoral dissertations, of which approximately 20,000 are presently in this database. Please consult with CRL if you are unable to find a dissertation that you may require.
- Cybertheses permits access to selected French dissertations from 1972 to the present. This database can provide access to another index where full-text provision for selected dissertations [theses in French] may be provided.
- NDLTD - Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations . NDLTD provides access to thousands of digitally available dissertations and theses. Both U.S. and foreign dissertations and theses can be accessed through this site for those institutions participating within this association.
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Dissertations and Theses
When you prepare your dissertation/thesis, you are both an author and copyright holder of the original work as well as a user of other people's copyrighted works.
When you use other people's works or incorporate third party content into your work, your use must be authorized under the fair use exception or permission has been granted for the use.
Purdue graduate students are required to submit their dissertation to the Graduate School’s open access repository called HammerRR . Unless the author of the dissertation chooses to have an embargo, then the dissertation is publically and freely available to the world. It is important that any content not created by the author of the dissertation which is known as “third party content” is used in accordance with the fair use exception or with permission from the copyright holder.
For more information on thesis/dissertation requirements at Purdue, please contact the Graduate School Thesis/Dissertation Office .
Copyright Considerations for Dissertations and Theses
A chapter in your dissertation been previously published as a journal article.
Check the author agreement that you signed with the publisher to determine if you transferred your copyright to the publisher in exchange for having your article published. If you did, then you will need to contact the publisher to request permission to reproduce the article in your dissertation.
Hot Tip: Check the agreement to see if the publisher specified that you can use the article in your dissertation. There are some publishers that will specifically authorize that use in their author agreements.
There are third party images included in your dissertation.
If you determine that the use is not fair use then send a request in writing to the copyright holder to ask for permission to use the image in your dissertation.
Hot Tip: Use works that are in the public domain or find images that have Creative Commons licenses that would allow your use.
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The templates below have been built to ensure a consistent look among most theses and dissertations submitted to the Graduate School. These templates should be used as a guide in formatting your thesis or dissertation with the understanding that your department may require modifications of the template to fit your discipline’s style. Please contact your department’s Format Advisor to discuss any necessary changes.
The Thesis & Dissertation Office recommends using the PurdueThesis.cls file.
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The Purdue University Libraries collects, preserves, and provides access to dissertations as original works of scholarship in conjunction
Purdue graduate students are required to submit their dissertation to the Graduate School's open access repository called HammerRR.
Templates. The templates below have been built to ensure a consistent look among most theses and dissertations submitted to the Graduate School.
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