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Since 2011, the MSU Library has been housing electronic copies of STT PhD Dissertations and MS Theses.  Visit https://d.lib.msu.edu/etd/programs to search by program. You can also search by student name using the search bar on the MSU Library home page: https://lib.msu.edu/

Some hard copies of past dissertations and theses can be found in the STT Department's Katz Library.

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If you are searching  for online theses or dissertations from another institution, you can browse the following open access collections, which can be accessed freely on the Internet.

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• Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD) Includes almost 2 million open access dissertations from over 800 colleges, universities and research institutions.
• Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations Started by Virginia Tech University, this is a global database of over 750,000 ETDs (electronic theses and dissertations).
• PQDT OPEN Launched in 2007, this site contains ProQuest's open access ETDs.

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• Theses Canada Portal Over 50,000 ETD's are available from the Library and Archives Canada's collection. For full-text, select "Electronic Theses" on the search screen.
• British Library EThOS Individuals may login and search this database of over 250,000 British theses and dissertations, without a fee. Some theses may be available on an open access basis. For others, individuals may need to request the item through ILLiad or wait for digitization.
• DART-Europe E-theses Portal Over 130,000 full-text ETD's are available from 230 participating universities from 17 European countries.
• Australasian Digital Thesis Program Provides access to theses from Australian and New Zealand institutions. Up to 5,000 available for free download.
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Standards and Templates for Thesis and Dissertation Formatting

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ETD Templates for Word Users

Instructions for using the 8th edition MSU thesis/dissertation Word automated templates , Mississippi State University Libraries and James Nail

Standards for preparing theses and dissertations , Office of Thesis and Dissertation Format Review

ETD Template for LaTeX Users , Office of Thesis and Dissertation Format Review, Edward B. Allen, and Jeffrey A. Winger

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Online Thesis and Dissertation Formatting Workshop: Regular Session

June 27, 2024 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm, about this event.

This online workshop covers the submission process for format review and demonstrates how to use the automated templates to format MSU theses and dissertations to the requirements set forth in the Standards for Preparing Theses and Dissertations: 8th edition. These templates were designed to help an author organize and format their document with minimal effort so that their focus can be on the content of their document. Those who have already started writing or have already defended are welcome to bring their current documents (either on flash drive or email attachment) to start the process of placing their content into the template.

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UT Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Permanent URI for this collection https://hdl.handle.net/2152/11

This collection contains University of Texas at Austin electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). The collection includes ETDs primarily from 2001 to the present. Some pre-2001 theses and dissertations have been digitized and added to this collection, but those are uncommon. The library catalog is the most comprehensive list of UT Austin theses and dissertations.

Since 2010, the Office of Graduate Studies at UT Austin has required all theses and dissertations to be made publicly available in Texas ScholarWorks; however, authors are able to request an embargo of up to seven years. Embargoed ETDs will not show up in this collection. Most of the ETDs in this collection are freely accessible to all users, but some pre-2010 works require a current UT EID at point of use. Please see the FAQs for more information. If you have a question about the availability of a specific ETD, please contact [email protected].

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Formatting templates.

Manuscript Clearance provides templates for both Word and LaTeX into which students can type their text directly and that are formatted according to FSU requirements. The main elements in the three templates are the same, but the layout of the Table of Contents is different. You can select a Table of Contents that lists only the main section headings (which is all The Graduate School requires) or one that also lists subheadings, either numbered or unnumbered. 

Please note that these templates are created with general formatting requirements. Specific items such as chapter titles, the number of chapters you include and the content of those chapters is not dictated by The Graduate School.

Word Templates for FSU's ETDs

Latex template for fsu's etds.

This template is for use by students who prefer to use LaTeX for their manuscript. Manuscript Clearance staff are unable to assist with issues arising in LaTeX, but students are encouraged to review the User Guide and other materials in the Help section of the following website. 

Click here to visit the LaTeX ETD template website.

Formatting assistance.

Manuscript Clearance also provides a number of step-by-step instructions to assist students with common formatting issues. Please review the topics in the list below for assistance.