It's been awhile since I posted a tutorial (my microphone has been malfunctioning, which means that this tutorial will be silent!); however, I've been getting so many questions about this topic lately that I thought a tutorial might be useful! So, this post is almost like a frequently-asked-reference-question/tutorial hybrid...
Theses and dissertations are veritable goldmines of information for researchers embarking on a project. They (ostensibly) offer an in-depth literature review, and their bibliographies often point new researchers in the right direction. Additionally, many newer graduate students look to existing theses and dissertations to get an idea of what will be expected of them during their graduate careers. Theses and dissertations are in high demand at the library. Fortunately, here at Virginia Tech, we offer a variety of ways to access dissertations and theses.
The Virginia Tech ETD database (Electronic Theses & Dissertations) provides access to over 18,000 works by Virginia Tech students. Starting in 1997, electronic submission of a thesis/dissertation was required at Virginia Tech, which means that we have built quite the repository. Although some works may be restricted, or not publicly accessible, the vast majority of them are, which is great for researchers around the world!
Virginia Tech also subscribes to several databases offering indexing and full text of theses and dissertations from around the world. Most of the information about these databases can be found here, on the VT Libraries website, but take a look at the following tutorial for more information on how to use the Virginia Tech ETD collection to search for HNFE-related theses and dissertations! (Remember, you can click the small square in the lower right hand corner of the video to make it full-screen)
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