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ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) is an online database that indexes

Index (publishing)

An index is a list of words or phrases and associated pointers to where useful material relating to that heading can be found in a document...

, abstracts

Abstract (summary)

An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject or discipline, and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose. When used, an abstract always appears at the beginning of a...

, and provides full-text access to dissertations and theses

Thesis

A dissertation or thesis is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings...

. The database includes over 2.4 million records and covers 1637 to the present. It is produced by ProQuest

ProQuest

ProQuest LLC is an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based electronic publisher and microfilm publisher.It provides archives of sources such as newspapers, periodicals, dissertations, and aggregated databases of many types. Its content is estimated at 125 billion digital pages...

and was formerly known as ProQuest Digital Dissertations. The bibliographic database (without full text dissertations) is known as Dissertations Abstracts
Dissertations Abstracts
Dissertation Abstracts, Dissertation Abstracts International or the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database is a bibliography of American dissertations published by University Microfilms International / ProQuest, Ann Arbor, since 1938...

or Dissertations Abstracts International .

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