Theses and open access repositories

Print theses: these are available in print in the Holloway Road Library Store. Use the Library catalogue Advanced Search feature and choose ‘Thesis’ from the Material Type options to find details.  Please complete a Thesis copyright declaration form and we will notify you when it is ready for collection.  All print theses are reference only and cannot be removed from the Library. 

E-theses: Library staff are in the process of uploading digitised theses to the Institutional Repository, in line with Library policy. This will take time and the thesis you want may not yet be digitised. In this instance, use EThoS, the British Library e-thesis online service. See Finding UK and European Theses, below, for full details of the EThOS service.

• EThOS
  EThOS is the British Library e-thesis online service. It offers free access to the full text of digitised UK Doctoral theses. Users will need to register to download a thesis but can search without registering. Ethos FAQ
  If the thesis you require has not been digitised yet, the British Library will obtain it and digitise it, and you'll be informed when it is ready to download. In some cases, if you are the first person to request a thesis and so it has to be digitised for you, you may be asked to pay towards the costs of digitisation. Library Services will normally cover the cost of digitisation for London Met staff and students.
  
  
• DART-Europe E-theses Portal
  DART-Europe is a partnership of research libraries and library consortia who are working together to improve global access to European research theses.

• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
  NDLTD is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations.
  
  
• Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD)
  OATD aims to be the best possible resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world.
  
  
• Thesis Commons
  A crowdfunded Open Access platform for students across the world to share their undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.

• CORE
  This resource aggregates open access research outputs from repositories and journals worldwide.
  
  
• OpenDOAR. Directory of Open Access Repositories
  This is an authoritative directory of academic open access repositories, including those in the UK.
  
  
• ROAR. Registry of Open Access Repositories
  This is a searchable registry of repositories worldwide.
  
  
• BASE. Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
  This is a search engine especially for open access resources, including theses.
  
  
• Trove (Australia)
  Trove helps you find and use resources relating to Australia. Trove brings together content from libraries, museums, archives and other research organisations. 

• AIM25 
  AIM25 is a major project to provide electronic access to collection level descriptions of the archives of over one hundred higher education institutions, learned societies, cultural organisations and livery companies within the greater London area. New collections are regularly added.
  
  
• Archives Hub
  This resource brings together descriptions of thousands of the UK’s archive collections. Representing nearly 300 institutions across the country, it is an effective way to discover unique and often little-known sources to support your research.
  
  
• Discovery at The National Archive
  Discovery holds more than 32 million descriptions of records held by The National Archives and more than 2,500 archives across the country.

A selection of open access e-journals for use in your research or to recommend to students.

A selection of open access e-books for use in your research or to recommend to students.