Before the internet, to trace somebody's PhD work you would refer to the "Aslib Index" for the UK and Ireland, or "Dissertation abstracts" for north american work.
There are now online databases, notably ETHOS and _ProQuest_ Dissertations and theses
Adrian Smith, Headingley
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Record 1 of 6
LOCATIONS Available online
TITLE EThOS.
ISBN/ISSN x001-3061.
NOTE EThOS offers a single point of access to all UK higher education
theses. University of Leeds customers can access full text of a
UK PhD thesis, either one that has already been digitised or
request a digitised copy to be made (registration required).
ADD TITLE Electronic theses online service.
SUBJECT E-databases -- General -- Theses and Dissertations.
Record 2 of 6
LOCATIONS Available online
TITLE Index to theses accepted for higher degrees by the universities
of Great Britain and Ireland.
IMPRINT London : Aslib.
DESCRIPT v.
ISBN/ISSN 0073-6066.
ISBN/ISSN 0957-2724 (CD-ROM)
CONTINUES Index to theses accepted by the universities of Great Britain and
Ireland.
CONTINUES Retrospective index to theses of Great Britain and Ireland, 1716-
1950.
NOTE Imprint varies.
NOTE This database allows you to search for UK and Irish theses
titles. It also includes abstracts for most theses since 1970.
It is updated 8 times a year.
NOTE From v.26 (1977) to v.34 (1987), the Index is accompanied by
"Abstracts of theses" on microfiche.
NOTE Also available online.
ADD AUTHOR Aslib.
ADD TITLE Index to theses with abstracts on CD accepted for higher degrees
by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland.
ADD TITLE Aslib index to theses.
ADD TITLE ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: UK & Ireland.
Record 3 of 6
TITLE Abstracts of theses [Microfiche].
IMPRINT London : Aslib.
DESCRIPT microfiche.
NOTE Includes only those theses in the Index for which a copy of an
abstract was received - indicated in the Index by an asterisk.
NOTE To accompany Index to theses accepted by the universities of
Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic
Awards from v.26 (1977) to v.34 (1987).
ADD AUTHOR Aslib.
ADD TITLE Index to theses accepted by the universities of Great Britain and
Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards.
ADD TITLE Aslib index to theses.
Record 4 of 6
TITLE Canadian theses = Thèses canadiennes.
IMPRINT Ottawa : National Library of Canada.
ADD AUTHOR National Library of Canada.
ADD TITLE Thèses canadiennes.
Record 5 of 6
TITLE ProQuest dissertations and theses [electronic resource].
IMPRINT Ann Arbor : University Microfilms.
ISBN/ISSN x000-9682.
NOTE This database lists details of more than 2 million doctoral
dissertations and masters theses from 1861 in all disciplines.
Divides into: Dissertation abstracts A: The humanities and
social sciences, and: B: The sciences and engineering. Coverage
is international. Dissertations published from 1980 onwards
include 350 word abstracts written by the author.
Master's theses published from 1988 onwards include 150 word abstracts.
Titles available as PDF formats include free twenty-four page
previews. The full text of most documents can be purchased
online.
ADD TITLE Dissertations and theses [electronic resource]
ADD TITLE Dissertation abstracts [electronic resources].
ADD TITLE Digital dissertations [electronic resource].
ADD TITLE ProQuest digital dissertations [electronic resource].
ADD TITLE Dissertations and theses [electronic resource].
Record 6 of 6
TITLE Retrospective index to theses of Great Britain and Ireland, 1716-
1950 / Roger R. Bilboul, editor ; Francis L. Kent, associate
editor.
IMPRINT Santa Barbara, Calif :, Oxford : American Bibliographical Center,
European Bibliographical Center-Clio Press, c1975-77.
DESCRIPT 5 v ; 31 cm.
ISBN/ISSN 090345002x.
ISBN/ISSN 0903450127.
NOTE Contents: v.1. Social sciences and humanities - v.2. Applied
sciences and technology - v.3. Life sciences - v.4. Physical
sciences - v.5. Chemical sciences - Addenda.
NOTE With Addenda. 1977.
ADD AUTHOR Bilboul, Roger R.
ADD AUTHOR Kent, Francis Lawrence.
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