LibGuides: Information Studies: Theses

Theses

Currently AU libraries, the National Library of Wales and the Aberystwyth Research Portal, receive from AU academic departments:

All successful research theses

and also stock pre 2013 Taught Master’s:

theses on a Welsh subject
theses achieving a distinction

Further information

Print theses

Aberystwyth has a theses collection which can be useful when you come to write your own. They are all on Primo, if you want to search for theses on a particular topic use the keyword disthes along with any other relevant keywords.

Electronic theses

Search the university repository Aberystwyth Research Portal and the British Library Electronic Thesis Online Service (This service is temporarily unavailable).

More information

Requesting a thesis

Theses held in Aberystwyth University libraries are not available for loan - only for consultation in the library.
PHD theses may be available electronically via EThOS (This service is temporarily unavailable).
Some other theses may be available via the Aberystwyth Research Portal
Where the thesis is not available online, AU Distance Learning Students, who are not able to visit the Library, can either:
- Request the whole thesis via inter library loan through your local library - for reference use only
- Request a chapter be scanned and emailed*

*Please complete the form in Primo and we will scan and email you a copy of the contents page of the thesis so you can select the chapter you would like sent to you.

Full Time Students: More details on requesting Theses here.