Metropolia LibGuides: Information Resources for Technology: Theses

Theses

Find information on where to search for UAS, master’s, doctoral and other theses (mainly Finnish resources).

Theses as information resources

Be careful when citing theses since their quality can vary. However, theses can be useful in providing an example of what kind of research has been done on your subject. Also, bibliographies can provide useful tips on other relevant research. Thus, theses can be a good starting point for your search.

Theseus

Theseus gives you online access to theses and publications from Finnish universities of applied sciences.

Metropolia theses can also be found via MetCat Finna.

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Metropolian kirjaston kokoelmat sekä e-aineistot.
Metropolia library collections and e-resources.

Submit your thesis to Theseus

Find more information on submitting your thesis and converting it to a pdf-file.

Other thesis databases

You can use Finna.fi to locate Finnish theses. Universities also have digital archives of their publications, some examples below:

Finna.fi
Aaltodoc: Publication archive of Aalto University
Helda: Digital Repository of the University of Helsinki
Trepo: Open institutional repository of Tampere University
LUTPub: Publication repository of the LUT University
Jultika: University of Oulu repository

International theses

OATD Open Access Theses and Dissertations OATD aims to be the best possible resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from over 600 colleges, universities, and research institutions. OATD currently indexes over 1.5 million theses and dissertations.
EThOS - UK doctoral theses EThOS is the UK’s national thesis service which aims to maximise the visibility and availability of the UK’s doctoral research theses. There’s no need to login to search EThOS, view the records, read abstracts or follow links to other repositories. You only login to download full theses directly from EThOS.