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OpenUCT LibGuide: Finding a Thesis

Libguide of the open access institutional repository of the University of Cape Town (UCT)

Step by step guide on how to find a thesis

Step 1: Go to the OpenUCT homepage and click on the Theses/Dissertations community like in the example indicated by the arrow in the screenshot below:

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Step 2: Then click on Sub-Communities or Collections to view option in the dropdown. Choose from the options like in the screenshot below:

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Step 3: For a Masters thesis click on Masters in thedropdown and you will land in the page shown in the screenshot below:

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Step 4: Choose from the Browse by list the method by which you would like to search. For example to search by author you just need to click on author and you will land on the page in the screenshot below. Then type in the surname of the author of the thesis you are looking for on the search box and click on Go:

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Step 5: Click on the name of the author you were looking for from the search results

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Step 6:  Retrieve the thesis you were looking for like in the screenshots below:

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