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University of johannesburg joins proquest dissertations & theses publishing program.

CAMBRIDGE, UK, November 12, 2020 – The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has joined the ProQuest ®  Dissertations & Theses publishing program and will now contribute its graduate students’ dissertations and theses to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global ®  (PQDT) database, the leading source of emerging research from universities around the world.

Thousands of graduate works from UJ, a Proudly South African university that offers world-class, internationally recognized academic programs in both undergraduate and postgraduate education, will be accessible by PQDT users around the globe and will be broadly discoverable via citations in major subject indexes and Google Scholar. Through publication in PQDT, UJ’s graduate students will gain even more international visibility and recognition for their critically important work.

Dissertations and theses often provide the most up-to-date research on a particular subject and are crucial to the global academic community. Now, millions of researchers at more than 3,100 universities from around the world will have access to the thousands of dissertations and theses published at the UJ.

“The University of Johannesburg is focused on producing research that address societies’ challenges – and many of our PhDs are at the cutting edge of this research,” said Professor Maria Frahm-Arp, Executive Director of the Library and Information Centre at UJ. “We are particularly committed to sharing our findings in order to establish stronger research collaborations. A platform like PQDT gives us a unique opportunity to share our knowledge with a wider audience. As a university, we are doing leading research into the Fourth Industrial Revolution , and by having access to the very latest research discovered by PhD students around the world, we are able to remain focused on the most up-to-date developments.”

"We are honored to welcome the University of Johannesburg to the community of prestigious research institutions who have chosen to partner with ProQuest to disseminate their research more widely via PQDT," said Angela D'Agostino, Vice President of Product Management at ProQuest. "The addition of UJ's graduate works further expands the international reach and diversity of research available through PQDT. Now more than ever, the global research community needs one-stop access to all populations and perspectives."

Originally created in 1939 in microfilm format, PQDT   has grown to meet the increasing demand of technology and the global research community to archive and disseminate graduate works. Their extensive bibliographies are often relied upon to surface and directly link ProQuest users to additional primary sources that might otherwise be missed.

The fast and seamless discovery of more than 5 million works in PQDT – 2.7 million in full text – improves access to this important content.  Cross-searching with other scholarly material on the ProQuest platform simplifies research workflows even further, saving time for users and broadening the scope of their searches. The full spectrum of content in PQDT is also available in the ProQuest One™ Academic database.

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Theses and dissertations, north-west university.

• Theses and dissertations completed at the NWU since 2004 are available electronically via Boloka.Theses and dissertations before 2004 will be considered for digitisation upon request from users.
• Access to the complete theses (print) collection is available via WorldCat Discovery .

Important sources

• ProQuest: Dissertational & Theses Global Full Text
• Nexus: National Research Foundation (Current and completed projects )
• National ETD Portal: South African Theses and Dissertations (NRF)
• African Digital Repository (Sabinet)
• Current and Completed Research (Sabinet)
• NavTech (SA Technikon Research) (Sabinet)
• UCTD (Union Catalogue of Theses and Dissertation) (Sabinet)

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• Cape Peninsula University of Technology
• Central University of Technology
• Durban University of Technology
• Mangosuthu University of Technology
• North-West University: Boloka
• SEALS Digital Commons (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Rhodes University, University of Fort Hare, Walter Sisulu University )
• Sol Plaatje Univesity
• Stellenbosch University
• Tshwane University of Technology
• University of Cape Town
• University of Johannesburg
• University of KwaZulu-Natal
• University of Limpopo
• University of Mpumalanga
• University of Pretoria
• University of South Africa (UNISA)
• University of the Free State
• University of the Western Cape
• University of the Witwatersrand
• University of Venda
• University of Zululand
• Vaal University of Technology  

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Wits Institutional Repository (WIReDSpace): Wits E-Theses/Dissertations (ETDs)

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Wits Electronic Theses and Dissertations

• Wits Theses and Dissertations are deposited in full-text onto WIReDSpace and are accessible around the world.
• The General Rules of the University requires every post-graduate student to submit two final, corrected copies of the dissertation or research report or thesis in a printed format as well as a final, corrected copy in electronic format.
• The intellectual property in Theses and Dissertations belongs to Wits, so in the event of students wanting to publish their theses/dissertations or being approached by publishers to publish their theses/dissertations, students would need to obtain permission from Wits Legal Office or the Research Office.  For information on how to deposit in WIReDSpace, please speak to your Faculty Librarian. 
• Wits Theses and Dissertations

Advantages of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

• The availability of Wits theses and dissertations electronically will undoubtedly lead to increased visibility of the institution internationally.
• The advantages and attraction of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) include the following:
• By creating ETDs students can use more innovative approaches, as well as print on paper, including audio, video, hypertext, multimedia and hypermedia.
• Access to graduate research information is enhanced by making it available to researchers on the Internet (ETDs are accessed ten to a hundred times more than the paper copy).
• Collaboration between research programmes can be promoted at separate universities by making research work visible and accessible via a network archive.
• The costs of submitting and handling theses and dissertations will be reduced.
• The theses and dissertations will be available 24 hours a day and are never checked out of the library.

Library support for ETD

• For queries regarding content of ETD collection please contact Tshidi Letswalo by email :  Tshidi Letswalo   or Tel : 011 717 1922
• For any help with ETD questions you might have, please contact  Library Education & Training
• Find the ETD submissions form here

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OATD.org 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 1100 colleges, universities, and research institutions . OATD currently indexes 7,173,081 theses and dissertations.

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You may also want to consult these sites to search for other theses:

• Google Scholar
• NDLTD , the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. NDLTD provides information and a search engine for electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), whether they are open access or not.
• Proquest Theses and Dissertations (PQDT), a database of dissertations and theses, whether they were published electronically or in print, and mostly available for purchase. Access to PQDT may be limited; consult your local library for access information.

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This page can help you in two ways :

• With guidelines for submitting your Dissertation or Theses to the Library
• Finding UJ, National and International Dissertations and Theses full-text 

How to Submit your Dissertation or Thesis to the Library

If you are at the end of your Masters or Doctorate, you need a guidelines on how to submit your Dissertations & Thesis to the library:

Library Thesis submission requirements

• The Library’s ETD submission form must be submitted to the relevant Head: Faculty Administration together with one electronic PDF copy of your thesis/dissertation.

The UJ Library requires the following to be submitted:

• the final corrected and approved electronic  version of the thesis (single PDF file)saved on a CD(RW) or DVD (RW);
• signed Thesis/Dissertation submission form, Annexure D (which must not be bound in the volume or included in the ETD file)

Quick links to:

• Electronic Theses/Dissertations Submission form
• Electronic Theses/Dissertations Submission Guidelines
• Theses & Dissertations FAQ

NRF: Institutional Repository

The NRF receives its mandate from the National Research Foundation Act (Act No 23 of 1998) to support and promote research through funding, human capacity development and the provision of the necessary research facilities, in order to facilitate the creation of knowledge, innovation and development in all fields of the natural and social sciences, humanities and technology, including indigenous knowledge systems.

The NRF Research Facilities: HartRAO, iThemba Labs, NZG, SAAO, SAEON, SKA, SAASTA and SAIAB conduct research in specific scientific disciplines

Communities in NRF Institutional Repository :

• Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO)
• iThemba Labs
• Knowledge Management Corporate
• National Research Foundation (NRF)
• National Zoological Gardens of South Africa (NZG)
• NRF Funded Theses & Dissertations
• Research and Innovation, Support and Advancement (RISA)
• South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA)
• South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)
• South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
• South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)
• South African Square Kilometre Array Project (SKA SA)

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Search for: South African Current & Completed Dissertations & Theses

The databases below will help you to ensure that your research topic is unique in South Africa

National ETD Portal: South African theses and dissertations

This database provides information on approximately 170 000 South African current and completed research projects including theses and dissertations. This source now provides information on all fields of science since 1919. The records of the Union Catalogue of Theses and Dissertations (UCTD) formerly maintained by the Potchefstroom University for CHE are now included. The NAVTECH research projects are included in the database. It also includes abstracts and English titles for projects not in English.

Search for: UJ Completed Dissertations & Theses

Need to find completed UJ Theses & Dissertations? Then search the following resources:

• UJLink: Library Catalogue (print & electronic)
• UJContent: UJ Theses & Dissertations (the new platform for the UJ Institutional Repository)

Search for: International Dissertations & Theses

If you would like to search for international Dissertations and Theses, then start with:

SA Universities Institutional Repositories, Theses & Dissertations

South African Open Access Institutional Repositories, inc. Dissertations and Theses:

• Cape Pennisula University of Technology
• Durban University of Technology Institutional Repository
• NMMU DSpace Repository
• North-West University
• Rhodes eResearch Repository
• Stellenbosch University
• University of Cape Town
• University of Free State
• University of Johannesburg
• University of KwaZulu-Natal
• University of Pretoria
• University of South Africa
• University of Western Cape
• University of Zululand Repository
• University of the Witwatersrand

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