These indexes can be accessed freely on the Internet.
Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)
Includes almost 2 million open access dissertations from over 800 colleges, universities and research institutions.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
Started by Virginia Tech University, this is a global database of over 750,000 ETDs (electronic theses and dissertations).
Launched in 2007, this site contains ProQuest's open access ETDs.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
Browse ETD's from over 30 participating colleges and universities in the state of Ohio.
Over 50,000 ETD's are available from the Library and Archives Canada's collection. For full-text, select "Electronic Theses" on the search screen.
Individuals may login and search this database of over 250,000 British theses and dissertations, without a fee. Some theses may be available on an open access basis. For others, individuals may need to request the item through ILLiad or wait for digitization.
Over 130,000 full-text ETD's are available from 230 participating universities from 17 European countries.
Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR)
A listing of open access repositories for e-theses and dissertations. Repositories be further limited by country and software type.