The Libraries hold all UCT masters and doctoral theses. Honours theses are kept by the academic departments to which they were submitted.
OpenUCT is the open access institutional repository of the University of Cape Town (UCT). It preserves and makes UCT scholarly outputs digitally and freely available, including theses and dissertations, journal articles, book chapters, technical and research reports, as well as open educational resources.
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"The copyright of a thesis is held by the author. It may be consulted solely for purposes of research and study. Any use or citation of its content must be appropriately acknowledged and referenced."
British Library e-theses online service (EThOS)
The British Library's Electronic Theses Online Service provides access to doctoral theses from participating institutions in the UK. The database contains more than 380,000 records, including some for theses from non-participating institutions, but coverage of the latter is not comprehensive. You can register a free account and will be able to download theses free of charge. Un-digitised theses from participating universities can be requested, and they will be digitised and added to the system. In some cases you will be asked to pay a digitisation fee. There is no alerting service.
Current and Completed Research
South African research projects in economics, science, humanities and includes masters and doctoral theses from South African Universities and technikons, as well as research works from government, non-government and private sectors.
Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD)
The Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD) is a programme to improve management and access to African scholarly work. It is an abstracts database containing information from 11 African institutions, some as far back as 1982.
With more than 2 million entries, this is the single, central, authoritative resource for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350- word abstracts written by the author. Master's theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Titles available as native or image PDF formats include free twenty-four page previews. UMI offers over 1.8 million titles for purchase in microform, paper or electronic formats.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic analogues to the traditional paper-based theses and dissertations.
OpenUCT, UCT's institutional repository makes available UCT Masters & PhD theses online. UCT Libraries hold all UCT masters and doctoral theses. Honours theses are kept by the academic departments to which they were submitted.
The ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
The ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (PQDT) ™ database is the world's most comprehensive curated collection of multi-disciplinary dissertations and theses from around the world, offering over 6 million citations and 4 million full-text works from thousands of universities.
Within dissertations and theses is a wealth of scholarship, yet it is often overlooked because most go unpublished. Uncover new ideas and innovations with more confidence and efficiency. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global delivers a focused path for researchers by tapping into a global network of connected research.
Union Catalogue of Theses and Dissertations (UCTD) via Sabinet
Bibliographic records of theses and dissertations on Master’s and Doctoral level submitted to South African universities since 1918 – updated daily. Disclaimer: Only records catalogued by their institutions on WorldCat (subfield 653 $aUCTD) are available.