Databases referred to in Online resources| will index selected theses in addition to journal articles, book reviews etc. Below are key resources for tracing more fully UK & US bibliographic theses data.

Library Catalogue| - for LSE theses - PhD and MPhil are held.
EThOS| - UK theses including LSE. Some will be freely available immediately, others can be ordered.
Index to theses| - Abstracts of UK and Irish PhD theses.
Dissertations and theses| - US and Canadian PhD theses with abstracts and recent reviews.
DART-Europe| - for European research theses with some full text.
Senate House Library Catalogue| for theses awarded by the University of London. Library Catalogue| - includes databases for African, Australian, Canadian and Hong Kong theses.
Retrospective index to theses of GB and Ireland 1716-1950. v.1 Social sciences and humanities Reference Collection Z5055.G B5

Theses on the web:

South African National ETD Portal
This site is run by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) in collaboration with the Committee of Higher Education Librarians of South Africa (CHELSA).It provides access to the full text of many thousands of doctoral PHD and some other dissertations produced in South African universities. These cover the full range of science, social science and humanities topics. There is some coverage from as early as the 1970s although there are larger numbers of post 2009 records. Search by keyword or browse.
SwePub
Useful national repository from over 30 Swedish national universities. Search for references to articles, dissertations and other research outputs covering all areas of the sciences, social sciences and humanities. See the full list of contributors on the website. The extended search feature enables search to be limited to type of material. The full text of many items is online where copyright allows. These include theses. Most full text items from 2000 onwards. Site offers some searching and materials in English.
Chinese History Dissertation Reviews
Chinese History Dissertation Reviews is a new site that will feature overviews of recently defended, unpublished doctoral dissertations in the field of Chinese history. It is to be managed by an international editorial board that include academic staff from Stanford University. Each review contains a summary of the thesis, discussion of the primary sources used and analysis. A good place for keeping up to date.
ARGO: National Documentation Centre Greece
ARGO is a major portal to bibliographic resources which is maintained by the National Documentation centre of Greece. It provides free access to a number of major Greek catalogues and databases. These include: GLAFKA - Database on the Greek society and Hellenism; European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) database; listings of Greek PHD theses; HELM -- Official Gazette of Greece, 1833-1847; The Bibliography of Modern Greek History (1973-1982) and HELLECON - Scientific Publications for the Greek Economy. These resources provide references and in some cases abstracts to journal articles, books, chapter sand reports, many in Greek and produced by Greek authors and universities. All topics from the sciences, social sciences and humanities are covered. With particular emphasis upon history, economy, culture, foreign relations and economy of Greece.
Savifadok: digital repository of South Asian Studies
Savifadok is a digital repository maintained by the Savifa - the Virtual Library South Asia. It a joint project of the University Library of Heidelberg and the South Asia Institute (SAI) at the University of Heidelberg. It aims to provide free access to information, and where copyright allows full text access to documents covering all aspects of South Asian studies. These include books, articles, reports, theses, dissertations and multimedia. All topics from the humanities and social sciences are covered.

Use the Inter-Library Lending| system for theses that are not held at the LSE. (Use the "Requests and inter-lending" button on the Library Catalogue to request items).

Conference Papers

ZETOC| - Index to conference papers 1992-present. No full-text, simply tells you where to find the paper concerned, such as in a book or journal.

ISI Proceedings on Web of Knowledge| - science and technology, 1990-present.

Current research

LSE Research Online| is a collection of research produced by LSE staff. It often contains content which is full text and freely available. This is constantly updated and displayed below are examples of some of the most recently added items from the Department of Law|

Is the citizen at the heart of the National Courts' Lisbon Judgments?
Komárek, Jan (2012) Is the citizen at the heart of the National Courts' Lisbon Judgments? In: Dougan, Michael and Shuibhne, Niamh Nic and Spaventa, Eleanor, (eds.) Empowerment and disempowerment of the European citizen. Modern studies in European law . Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9781849462358 (In Press)
Practice and theory in comparative law
Adams, Maurice and Bomhoff, Jacco, eds. (2012) Practice and theory in comparative law. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781107010857 (In Press)
From comparing 'precedent' to 'reasoning with previous decisions'
Komárek, Jan (2012) From comparing 'precedent' to 'reasoning with previous decisions'. In: Adams, Maurice and Bomhoff, Jacco, (eds.) Practice and theory in comparative law. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781107010857 (In Press)

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