ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Fulltext

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses is a database which collects full text dissertations and theses from around the world. It includes millions of dissertations and theses citations and over a million full text dissertations in PDF format. It covers many subjects that are business and economics, medical sciences, science, technology, agriculture, social sciences, arts, and humanities. 

How to begin
Go to http://www.car.chula.ac.th/curef/?filter=subject&id=1 and click on ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Fulltext. The screen will be shown as the following picture. 

Information Search
1. Browse 

   1.1 Select browsing
   1.2 Select an alphabet
   1.3 Click on View documents after an interested topic 

2. Basic Search: Type words in the box and then click on magnifying glass button 

3. Advanced Search 

   3.1 Type words in the boxes, select fields, and select boolean operators
   3.2 Add search information under Search options topic
   3.3 Click on Search 

4. Command Line: Type search command in the box and then click on Search 

5. Find Similar: Type or paste text from a document in the box to find others which have similar text and then click on Search 

6. Look Up Citation: Add citation information and then click on Search to find a document 

Search results
The results screen of Advanced Search with water management in Abstract is shown as the following picture. 

1. Users can edit search by clicking on Modify search.
2. Users can sort results.
3. Users can refine results.
4. Users can click on Citation/Abstract to view citation and abstract of document.
5. Users can click on Full text – PDF to view full text in PDF format. 

Document screen
When click on Full text – PDF, the document screen is shown as the following picture. 

1. Click on Email to send details to email
2. Select EndNote, Citavi, or Reference Manager under Export/Save menu and then click on Continue to send citation to EndNote
3. Click on Print icon to print document
4. Click on Download icon to download document in PDF format 

By Pakapun Panich, Research Support Services Section (RSS), Office of Academic Resources, Chulalongkorn University, Issue 1, January 2015 