Research for Thesis & Dissertation Literature Reviews: Find Thesis & Dissertation Models
PSU Student Work
- PDXScholarAccess full text of recent dissertations and theses from fellow PSU graduate students. Find your department, then link to dissertations and theses.
- Dissertations and Masters Theses Global (ProQuest)Maintains citations, abstracts, and full text of dissertations from 1997 to the present along with citations and abstracts for selected masters theses from 1962 to the present. Includes subject, title, and author indexing to U.S. dissertations from 1861 to the present.
Searching Dissertations & Masters Theses
The Dissertations & Masters Theses database can be searched by topic, institution and even advisor.
Lit Review Analysis
In writing your own literature review, it is helpful to analyze others.
Consider the following when reading someone else's thesis or dissertation literature review:
- How long is it?
- How is it structured?
- Is the structure and objective of the literature review described to the reader?
- What is the tone of the author? What verb tense does the author use?