Japanese Studies Research Guide: Find Dissertations
Reference and research resources in Japanese
Dissertations
- National Diet Library (NDL) = 国立国会図書館学位論文As of December 2019, includes 204, 760 dissertations. Among the dissertations received by the NDL between 1991-2000, the NDL digitized the ones whose author granted the permission. Also contains the doctoral dissertations in digital format for which degrees were conferred in or after April 2013.
Also refer to 「国内博士論文」調べ方案内 in the NDL's Research Navi for further details about using the database and more.
Updated: 12/5/2019 - CiNii DissertationsCan search all dissertations granted by Japanese academic institutions including those open through institutional repositories and those held by the National Diet Library.
- ProQuest dissertations & theses global This link opens in a new window
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Searchable and browsable database of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day. It also offers full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to 1997. It contains a significant amount of new international dissertations and theses both in citations and in full text. Designated as an official offsite repository for the U.S. Library of Congress, PQDT Global offers comprehensive historic and ongoing coverage for North American works and significant and growing international coverage from a multiyear program of expanding partnerships with international universities and national associations.
- Japan and Korea : an annotated bibliography of doctoral dissertations in Western languages bySeveral copies available via offsite for 1877-1969 volume and 1969-1979 volume. Ebook version is also available for 1877-1969.
Updated: 6/28/2022
