University Library

Locating Higher Degree Theses

University of Melbourne Theses

There are a number of ways to identify relevant University of Melbourne theses:

Library catalogues

Online catalogue

Online Catalogue
All University of Melbourne theses are listed in the main library catalogue and can be identified by the prefix T in the location entry.

Card catalogue

Library theses collections

University of Melbourne thesis collection

The University of Melbourne Thesis Collection holds archival copies of all Masters by Research, and Ph.D. theses completed at the University. The theses are not available for loan. Instead they can be read in the Cultural Collections Reading Room in the Baillieu Library. This collection is not browseable on open shelves, and individual theses will be retrieved from storage upon request. Only theses written in the last ten years are held in the Baillieu Library. The remainder of the collection is held in off-site storage and can also be retrieved upon request. Theses with the status UNIM AT CARM on the library catalogue at held off-site. Four working days notice is required for retrieval of material held off-site.

Requests for theses can be made online prior to visiting the reading room. To order material, it is best to use the online order form.

Theses are available to be photocopied either partially or as a whole. Self-copying is not available, and all copying orders must be processed through the Reading Room. Please ask staff for details of copying charges and turnaround times.

Digital theses on the University of Melbourne ePrints repository (UMER)

UMER
Browse a growing collection of University of Melbourne full-text digital theses. On completion of the examination, some Candidates have deposited an electronic version of their completed thesis on the University of Melbourne ePrints Repository (UMER). This is in addition to submitting the thesis in permanent binding.

Browse by subject (faculty/department) and look for entries annotated with 'PhD thesis' or search by broad topic and retrieve the full text. If you choose the Advanced Search option, and select thesis as the publication type, there are currently over 490 theses to view. If you then choose the option refine search, you can put in a keyword to limit to topics in your area of interest.

Higher degree theses deposited in UMER are also indexed by the Australasian Digital Theses Program, Google Scholar and Google.

Other University of Melbourne theses collections

There are several theses collections held by departmental libraries and departments at the University of Melbourne. Each library has its own policy regarding access and copying. Some of the libraries have theses available for browsing. Please contact the relevant library or department for details. Here is a selection:

Architecture and Planning Thesis Collection
Architecture Library,
4th Floor, Architecture and Planning Building
Tel: 8344 6445.
Earth Sciences Thesis Collection
Earth Science Library,
3rd Floor, Earth Sciences Building
Tel: 8344 6528
Education Thesis Collection
Education Resource Centre
Tel: 8344 8316
Legal Resource Centre Thesis Collection
Law Library, Parkville
Tel: 8344 6177
Physics Library Theses Collection
Physics Library,
6th floor, School of Physics Building
Theses are located in the Postgraduate Reading room

Search the Uni Life directories in the Student Portal for the location of additional theses collections. Simply search for theses.

Other institutions

Obtaining copies of theses

Interlibrary loan

Interlibrary loan
Theses not held by the University of Melbourne can also be requested by University staff and postgraduate students through the Library's interlibrary loan service. Interlibrary loan services are also provide to other universities and institutions.

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