6. Finding Dissertations
For other listings of print sources, see, for example,
chapters on dissertations in the following bibliographical guides: Bleznick,
A Sourcebook for Hispanic Literature and Language, Woodbridge,
Guide to Reference Works for the Study of the Spanish Language and Literature
and Spanish American Literature, or Foster's Manual of Hispanic
Bibliography (all described in 3.
Bibliographies)
Online Databases
Dissertations & Theses Full Text
Dissertations & Theses Full Text contains records describing dissertations and masters' theses in all areas of academic research at over 550 universities, including almost all North American graduate schools and many European universities. Covers dissertations from 1861 to the present, abstracts from 1980-, as well as full text for over 70,000 dissertations from 1997 forward. Features include searching by elements such as title, author, keyword, adviser, subject, school, language and degree. Dissertations may be requested (free) via Widener's Interlibrary Loan (Harvard ID and PIN required).
TESEO
Baso de Datos de Tesis Doctorales (TESEO)
Sponsored by the Consejo de Coordinación Universitaria, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, TESEO is a database of Spanish doctoral dissertations, 1976 to the present. It is searchable by title, author, keyword in abstract, committee chair, university, department, subject area (list provided). Records for dissertations contain the above information, members of the committee and abstracts.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
This website has a catalog of dissertations available in PDF format. The thesis catalog link allows for browsing by author or university (European and American) and CDU and UNESCO broad subject categories. Dissertations are viewable in their entirety or by section chapters.
Print Sources
Blanco Arnejo, María Dolores. Repertorio bibliográfico de tesis españolas sobre Literatura española contemporánea. [Lincoln, Neb.?] Society of Spanish and Spanish-American Studies, 1985.
Widener: WID-LC PQ6072.Z99 B53 1985x
Chatham, James R. Dissertations in Hispanic languages and literatures: an index of dissertations completed in the United States and Canada / James R. Chatham & Enrique Ruiz-Fornells with the collaboration of Sara Matthews Scales.[Lexington]: University Press of Kentucky, 1970-
Widener: WID-LC PC4071.Z99 C52 x v. 2
Widener: Harvard Depository PC4071.Z99 C52 x (copy 2)
Contents: [v. 1] 1876-1966 -- v. 2. 1967-1977.
Reynolds, John J. Spanish Golden Age drama : an annotated bibliography of United States doctoral dissertations, 1899-1992 ; with a supplement of non-United States dissertations / John J. Reynolds, Szilvia E. Szmuk = El teatro del Siglo de Oro: bibliografía comentada de tesis doctorales estadounidenses, 1899-1992; con una lista complementaria de tesis de varios otros países / John J. Reynolds, Szilvia E. Szmuk. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1998.
Widener: WID-LC PQ6105.Z99 R49 1998x
Robinson, Barbara J. Doctoral dissertations in Hispanic American literature: a bibliography of dissertations completed in the United States, 1964-1974. Austin, Tex.: SALALM Secretariat, 1979.
Widener: Harvard Depository PQ7081.Z99 R62 x
***For other listings of print sources, see, for example, chapters on dissertations in the following bibliographical guides: Bleznick, A Sourcebook for Hispanic Literature and Language, Woodbridge, Guide to Reference Works for the Study of the Spanish Language and Literature and Spanish American Literature, or Foster's Manual of Hispanic Bibliography (all described in 3. Bibliographies).
