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How to Find the Dissertation and Theses

NCCU LibrariesReference Service Section

E-mail: refchief@nccu.edu.tw2012/3/16

2013/2/20 update

Outline

Introduction the D&Ts Database

Search for D&Ts Database

Locate D&Ts Written by NCCU Students

Request a Dissertation or Thesis Through Interlibrary Services

INTRODUCTION THE D&TS DATABASE

SUBJECT I

How do I Find the Database?

The D &Ts Database List

The Major D&Ts Databases

• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT)– PQD&T 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.

• Digital Dissertation Consortium (DDC)– Provide fulltext of ProQuest digital dissertations and theses bought

by consortium members in Taiwan.

The Specific D&Ts Databases

Category Database NameEconomy EconLit(EBSCOhost)

Medicine MEDLINE((EBSCOhost)

Literature& Language MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost)    

Social Social Services Abstracts (CSA)     

Sociological Sociological Abstracts (CSA)  

SEARCH FORTHE D&TS DATABASE

SUBJECT II

Search Tips: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT)

You can key in the School name or subject name to indicate the these.

Some dissertations are available online through clicking the “Full text-PDF” .

Free 24-page previews are available. (1997-)

PQDT searching result(Cont.)

How to Get PQDT Full Text

• 複製論文題名到 Digital Dissertation Consortium(DDC 數位化論文典藏聯盟)查詢國內其他圖書館是否有購買電子論文

• PQDT 若有電子檔，可直接於線上訂購，以信用卡付費。

• 向代理商漢珍論文網路書店訂購。一本單價約在 NT$1900-

4200( 視平精裝 / 快遞平信 ) 。

• 透過全國文獻傳遞服務NDDS系統申請。以國外件方式申請ProQuest 博碩士論文，一本單價約 NT$2700 元。

• 於每年台灣數位化論文典藏聯盟會提供論文勾選活動購置。

Search Tips: Digital Dissertation Consortium (DDC)

DDC searching result (Cont.)

Search Tips: EBSCO (Ex. EconLit, MLA, Medline)

Please select “Dissertation” in publication type to retrieval.

Search Tips: ProQuest(CSA) (Ex. Social Service Abstract, Sociological Abstract)

Please check the “Dissertation” in Document type to retrieval.

LOCATE THE D&TS WRITTEN BY NCCU STUDENTS

SUBJECT III

Search the NCCU Library Catalog

NCCU Catalog searching result (Cont.)

The dissertation can be checked out.

The Catalog lists the dissertations and these available in the NCCU Library.

The dissertation is available in print form in one of the NCCU Libraries.

Search Full text of NCCU D&Ts

NCCU D&Ts full text search result (1)

Click on the title for

more details.

NCCU D&Ts full text search result (2)

REQUEST A DISSERTATION OR THESIS THROUGH INTERLIBRARY SERVICES

SUBJECT IV

Interlibrary Library Loan

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Inter-library Card ServiceYou may apply for an inter-library card of other cooperative university

libraries at the Circulation Desk in the main library with your student ID, faculty or staff ID, to check out books at other university libraries.

The inter-library card should be returned in 3 days.You may check out books from those cooperative universities for up to 5

books with no renewal.Loan Period: 2-4 weeks, depending on the rule of each university

library.You may return the checked-out books from NTU library, NTNU

library, Chinese Culture University and TamKang University to NCCU Library.

Nationwide Document Delivery Service

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• The NCCU faculty and students may apply for inter-library photocopying or loan service from local or overseas libraries, and submit the application online via the National Document Delivery Service (NDDS). The Reference Service Section will notify the applicant via email to pay for and collect the materials after the materials have arrived at the library.

• Photocopy: NT$3-8 per page. Book loan: NT$50-100 per copy.

• Personal account should be applied in advance.

Nationwide Document Delivery Service

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• The NCCU faculty and students may apply for inter-library photocopying or loan service from local or overseas libraries, and submit the application online via the National Document Delivery Service (NDDS). The Reference Service Section will notify the applicant via email to pay for and collect the materials after the materials have arrived at the library.

• Photocopy: NT$3-8 per page. Book loan: NT$50-100 per copy.

• Personal account should be applied in advance.

How to use NDDSBorrow a book or make a photocopy request(dissertations and theses) by Sending out a request form.

Domestic

Oversea

Request form

PhotocopyBorrow

Borrow a book

Red column is required information

Photocopy request

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