Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Theses and Dissertation Research (for complete, free, full text of dissertations and theses and
specialized research studies):
eTheses around the world are listed in Open Source Registries here: http://roar.eprints.org/view/type/theses.html
ETDs: Virginia Tech Electronic Theses and Dissertations : http://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/5534
Virginia Tech Doctoral Dissertations : http://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/11041
Virginia Tech Masters' Theses: http://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/9291
Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH): many full text studies here, including articles published by Harvard
Professors: http://dash.harvard.edu
Thematic Areas in the GOAP [UNESCO] SITE: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-
E-Scholarship at the University of California has open access journals which may be searched:
http://escholarship.org/uc/search?smode=browse;browse-journal=yes
The Advanced Search Feature may be found here: http://escholarship.org/help_tools.html#advancedSearch
BONUS SITE: The Annenberg Foundation Web Site has the latest Education Videos that explain concepts to learners
of all ages. http://www.learner.org (Great for Teachers and Students!)
NEW CUSTOM GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE COVERING ALL THESE SITES MAY BE FOUND HERE:
http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=011094389090557246315%3A-f5tlirivsw
OAISTER: http://oaister.worldcat.org
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/community-list
AND: http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/39366
A new
SEARCH ENGINE: A new Customized Google Search Engine covering these electronic theses and
Dissertations may be found here: http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=011094389090557246315%3Af5tlirivsw
eJournals are listed here: http://roar.eprints.org/view/type/journal.html
for e-Journals, also consult DOAJ at www.doaj.org
Repository Types in the ROAR [the Registry of Open Access Repositories] Database are listed here:
http://roar.eprints.org/view/type/
E-LIS: THE OPEN ARCHIVE FOR LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE:
http://eprints.rclis.org/
E-SCHOLARSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA has Open Access journals which may
be searched: http://escholarship.org/uc/search?smode=browse;browse-journal=yes
AN ADVANCED SEARCH FEATURE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM
ESCHOLARSHIP INITATIVE may be found here:
http://escholarship.org/help_tools.html#advancedSearch
ADDING RSS FEEDS for the e-Scholarship Initiative in California to a Reader, such as NETVIBES:
Under HOME> AUTHORS> BROWSE>RECENTLY ADDED you can sign up for RSS FEEDS for the
LATEST PUBLICATIONS noted in this e-SCHOALRSHIP INITIATIVE.
BOOKS:
BOOKS: DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS BOOKS:
http://www.doabooks.org/doab?func=search&uiLanguage=en
BROWSE BY SUBJECT HERE: http://www.doabooks.org/doab?func=subject&uiLanguage=en
OPEN HUMANITIES PRESS CONSORTIUM: Includes Open Access Books and Journals in the Humanities:
http://www.openhumanitiespress.org/
urnaltocs.hw.ac.uk/ http://www.journaltocs.hw.ac.uk/
Compiled by IRO STEPHEN PERRY, U.S. EMBASSY ACCRA
EMAIL: PerrySX2@state.gov
Compiled August 12, 2012 (all links work as of this date)