Background/Introduction

 

The Theses Collection Wales includes approximately 50,000 theses and dissertations which have been presented for postgraduate degrees in higher educational institutions (HEIs) in Wales.  The collection comprises theses and dissertations arising from all PhD and research Masters degrees, as well as taught Masters dissertations which have a Welsh interest or have gained a distinction. 

 

The vast majority of the current collection is in paper format, but electronic deposit is becoming increasingly common. Many HEIs have developed institutional repositories to store and provide online access to their research output, including electronic theses and dissertations - more commonly referred to as 'etheses'.  In 2009 the National Library of Wales and the Welsh Repository Network began work on the ‘e-theses harvesting service.’ This service enables the Library to collect, through harvesting, copies of the full-text e-theses and to provide continued access to them through preservation management. It also enables searching across the whole Theses Collection Wales, as users may search for both print copies and electronic copies of theses simultaneously. When registered as a Reader you can request to view a print copy of a thesis in the Library Reading Rooms or alternatively request to download an e-thesis. 

 

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EThOS

 

All PhD theses that have been collected by the National Library of Wales from participating institutions will be harvested by the British Library’s EThOS service.  For more information regarding EThOS visit http://ethos.bl.uk/

Project Partners and Participating Institutions

 

This service was developed by the National Library of Wales in conjunction with the Welsh Repository Network and was funded by JISC.  Participating institutions include:

• Aberystwyth University
• Bangor University
• Cardiff University
• Glyndŵr University
• Swansea Metropolitan University
• Swansea University
• University of Glamorgan
• University of Wales Institute Cardiff
• University of Wales Newport
• University of Wales Trinity Saint David