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  • NDLTD UNION CATALOG

    A collaborative effort of the NDLTD, OCLC, VTLS, and Scirus, the NDLTD Union Catalog contains more than one million records of electronic theses and dissertations. For students and researchers, the Union Catalog makes individual collections of NDLTD member institutions and consortia appear as one seamless digital library of ETDs. The NDLTD provides free resources to contribute your institution's metadata - click to learn more about the Union Catalog project.

    SEARCH and BROWSE ETDs

    Two tools have been developed specifically to search and browse the NDLTD Union Catalog. Other valuable tools have been developed for searches focused on specific countries or regions. Select the tool below that meets your needs.

    Search tools developed for the NDLTD Union Catalog

    Scirus ETD Search
    A comprehensive scientific research tool from Elsevier, Scirus ETD Search provides an advanced search that can narrow results to theses and dissertations as well as provide access to related scholarly resources.

    VTLS Visualizer
    This is a dynamic search and discovery platform with sophisticated functionality. You can sort by relevance, title, and date. In the current implementation, faceted searches are available by language, continent, country, date, format and source institution. Additional facets, such as subjects or departments, can be added if desired.