Dissertation abstracts

A good place to start looking for dissertation ideas, or to simply see what a disseration “looks like,” I found this site to be really helpful. If you look at the middle left side, there’s a link that says “connect to your ProQuest database” – you should be able to get on through this link if you have a subscription. Once you’re in the system, you can search for dissertations by keyword, title, author, advisor’s name, date, university, etc. etc. It’s a great place to start your dissertation search and get your feet wet with the entire process/writing style. If you’re lucky, you might even find a dissertation that has a really solid lit review section (or at least bibliography) to help you find out more about your own topic.