LibGuides: Korean Studies: Dissertation & Thesis

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How to Find Dissertations and Theses
This guide will help you find dissertations and theses.
Google for Scholars
Library's guide on utilizing Google for researchers
InterLibrary Loan (ILL)
If a dissertation or thesis in need is not accessible in full-text using databases listed, request it via Interlibrary Loan Service.

RISS database
Dissertations and theses from South Korean universities. Registration required.
국회 전자 도서관 - National Assembly's Digital Library
Dissertations and these received by the National Assembly Library are available.
Registration Required
국가 과학 기술 정보 센터 - National Digital Science Library
Provides dissertations and theses in science

Foreign Dissertations at the Center for Research Libraries
Locate doctoral dissertations from countries other than Canada and the United States held at the Center for Research Libraries.
Google Scholar
Dissertations and theses of institutions that make their dissertations publicly available
IDEALS Dissertations and Theses at UIUC
The Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS) is the campus repository for published and unpublished research and scholarship of faculty, staff, and graduate students, including D&Ts. In 2010 it was optional for Ph.D.s to submit dissertations online in IDEALS. In 2011 it became mandatory to deposit them online in IDEALS.
Dissertations and Theses in IDEALS about Korea
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's dissertations and theses about Korea
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
Collection of dissertations and theses from most American and Canadian universities and selected British and European universities