How to Find the Dissertatio
n and Theses
NCCU Libraries
Reference Service Section E-mail: refchief@nccu.edu.tw
2012/3/16
2013/2/20 update
Outline
Introduction the D&Ts Database
Search for D&Ts Database
Locate D&Ts Written by NCCU
Students
Request a Dissertation or Thesis
Through Interlibrary Services
INTRODUCTION THE D&TS D
ATABASE
SUBJECT I
How do I Find the Database?
The D &Ts Database List
The Major D&Ts Databases
• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT)
– PQD&T is the single, central, authoritative resource for informatio n about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Dissertations pu blished from 1980 forward include 350- word abstracts written by the author. Master's theses published from 1988 forward include 1 50-word abstracts. Titles available as native or image PDF formats include free twenty-four page previews.
• Digital Dissertation Consortium (DDC)
– Provide fulltext of ProQuest digital dissertations and theses bought by consortium members in Taiwan.
The Specific D&Ts Databases
Category Database Name
Economy EconLit(EBSCOhost)
Medicine MEDLINE((EBSCOhost)
Literature& Language MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost)
Social Social Services Abstracts (CSA) Sociological Sociological Abstracts (CSA)
SEARCH FORTHE D&T
SDATA
BASE
SUBJECT II
Search Tips:
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT)
You can key in the School name or subject name to indicate the these.
Some dissertations are available online through clicking the “Full text- PDF” .
Free 24-page previews are available. (1997-)
PQDT searching result(Cont.)
How to Get PQDT Full Text
• 複製論文題名到 Digital Dissertation Consortium(DDC
數位化論文典藏聯盟)查詢國內其他圖書館是否有購買電子論 文
• PQDT 若有電子檔，可直接於線上訂購，以信用卡付費。
• 向代理商漢珍論文網路書店訂購。一本單價約在 NT$1900-4 200( 視平精裝 / 快遞平信 ) 。
• 透過全國文獻傳遞服務NDDS系統申請。以國外件方式申請 ProQuest 博碩士論文，一本單價約 NT$2700 元。
• 於每年台灣數位化論文典藏聯盟會提供論文勾選活動購置。
Search Tips:
Digital Dissertation Consortium (DDC)
DDC searching result (Cont.)
Search Tips:
EBSCO
(Ex. EconLit, MLA, Medline)Please select
“Dissertation” in publication type to retrieval.
Search Tips: ProQuest(CSA)
(Ex. Social Service Abstract, Sociological Abstract)
Please check the
“Dissertation” in Document type to retrieval.
LOCATE THE D&T S WRITTEN
BY NCCU STUDENTS
SUBJECT III
Search the NCCU Library Catalog
NCCU Catalog searching result (Cont.)
The dissertation can be checked out.
The Catalog lists the dissertations and these available in the NCCU Library.
The dissertation is available in print form in one of the NCCU Libraries.
Search Full text of NCCU D&Ts
NCCU D&Ts full text search result (1)
Click on the title for more details.
NCCU D&Ts full text search result (2)
REQUEST A DISSERTATION O
R THESIS THROUGH INTERLI
BRARY SERVICES
SUBJECT IV
Interlibrary Library Loan
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Inter-library Card Service
You may apply for an inter-library card of other cooperative university lib raries at the Circulation Desk in the main library with your student ID, fac ulty or staff ID, to check out books at other university libraries.
The inter-library card should be returned in 3 days.
You may check out books from those cooperative universities for up to 5 books with no renewal.
Loan Period: 2-4 weeks, depending on the rule of each university library.
You may return the checked-out books from NTU library, NTNU library, Chinese Culture University and TamKang University to NCCU Library.
Nationwide Document Delivery Service
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• The NCCU faculty and students may apply for inter-librar y photocopying or loan service from local or overseas libra ries, and submit the application online via the
National Document Delivery Service (NDDS). The Refere nce Service Section will notify the applicant via email to p ay for and collect the materials after the materials have arri ved at the library.
• Photocopy: NT$3-8 per page. Book loan: NT$50-100 per c opy.
• Personal account should be applied in advance.
Nationwide Document Delivery Service
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• The NCCU faculty and students may apply for inter-librar y photocopying or loan service from local or overseas libra ries, and submit the application online via the
National Document Delivery Service (NDDS). The Refere nce Service Section will notify the applicant via email to p ay for and collect the materials after the materials have arri ved at the library.
• Photocopy: NT$3-8 per page. Book loan: NT$50-100 per c opy.
• Personal account should be applied in advance.
How to use NDDS
Borrow a book or make a photocopy request(dissertations and theses) by Sending out a request form.
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