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December 9, 2002 Volume 27, Issue 18 |
MSU Libraries now subscribes to Digital Dissertations, the most authoritative source for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. The new product allows two kinds of access to dissertations and theses: bibliographic access to materials ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester, and full-text access to dissertation titles published in digital format from 1997 forward.
Previously, MSU Libraries subscribed to Dissertation Abstracts through a different vendor that provided access only to citations and abstracts. Dissertation Abstracts and all its citations and abstracts are completely included in the new product, Digital Dissertations.
The database features more than 1.6 million entries, including some full text of the works of authors from more than 1,000 graduate schools and universities. The full-text titles (those published in digital form since 1997) are available in PDF digital format and have 24-page previews. It is important to note that the full-text files are extremely large and may take quite some time to download, depending on connection speed.
Access to Digital Dissertations is limited to the MSU community. To enter the database, go to the libraries' Electronic Indexes/Databases Web page, library.msstate.edu/resources/databases/, and navigate to Dissertation Abstracts (Digital Dissertations) in the alphabetical list. From anywhere on the campus network, access will be seamless.
If accessing from home or elsewhere, users will be prompted to enter their social security numbers for authentication as a member of the MSU community. For more information, contact the Reference Department at reference@library.msstate.edu or 325-7667.