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Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Recreational nastiness or playful mischief? Contrasting perspectives on internet trolling between news media and avid internet users , Yimin Chen

Discourse, Power Dynamics, and Risk Amplification in Disaster Risk Management in Canada , Martins Oluwole Olu-Omotayo

Folk Theories, Recommender Systems, and Human-Centered Explainable Artificial Intelligence (HCXAI) , Michael Ridley

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Exploiting Semantic Similarity Between Citation Contexts For Direct Citation Weighting And Residual Citation , Toluwase Victor Asubiaro

The Use of Intimate Partner Violence Websites: Website Awareness, Visibility, Information Quality, Perceived Usefulness, and Frequency of Use , Sze Hang Lee

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

The General Artificial Intellect , Ramon S. Diab

The Public Library as Past Become Space , Greg Nightingale

Making Sense of Online Public Health Debates with Visual Analytics Systems , Anton Ninkov

Information, Employment, and Settlement of Immigrants: Exploring the Role of Information Behaviour in the Settlement of Bangladesh Immigrants in Canada , Nafiz Zaman Shuva

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Accessibility And Academic Libraries: A Comparative Case Study , Claire Burrows

The Information Practices of New Kadampa Buddhists: From "Dharma of Scripture" to "Dharma of Insight" , Roger Chabot

Narratives of Sexuality in the Lives of Young Women Readers , Davin L. Helkenberg

Strategic and Subversive: The Case of the Disappearing Diaphragm and Women’s Information Practices , Sherilyn M. Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Informing care: Mapping the social organization of families’ information work in an aging in place climate , Nicole K. Dalmer

A Study of Six Nations Public Library: Rights and Access to Information , Alison Frayne

Information Freedoms and the Case for Anonymous Community , Rachel Melis

Academic Librarians and the Space/Time of Information Literacy, the Neoliberal University, and the Global Knowledge Economy , Karen P. Nicholson

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Expertise, Mediation, and Technological Surrogacy: A Mixed Method Critical Analysis of a Point of Care Evidence Resource , Selinda Adelle Berg

The E-Writing Experiences of Literary Authors , Kathleen Schreurs

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Understanding Collaborative Sensemaking for System Design — An Investigation of Musicians' Practice , Nadia Conroy

Laying the Foundation for Copyright Policy and Practice in Canadian Universities , Lisa Di Valentino

Towards Evidence-Informed Agriculture Policy Making: Investigating the Knowledge Translation Practices of Researchers in the National Agriculture Research Institutes in Nigeria , Isioma N. Elueze

Different Approaches for Different Folks , Alexandre Fortier

Creating Context from Curiosity: The Role of Serendipity in the Research Process of Historians in Physical and Digital Environments , Kim Martin

Alternate Academy: Investigating the Use of Open Educational Resources by Students at the University of Lagos in Nigeria , Daniel Onaifo

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Contentious information: Accounts of knowledge production, circulation and consumption in transitional Egypt , Ahmad Kamal

Multilingual Information Access: Practices and Perceptions of Bi/multilingual Academic Users , Peggy I. Nzomo

Words to Live By: How Experience Shapes our Information World at Work, Play and in Everyday Life , Angela Pollak

Watching Storytelling: Visual Information in Oral Narratives , James Ripley

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Africa: Investigating Information Access and Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Women-Owned Enterprises in Zambia , Daniel Mumba

Young adults reflect on the experience of reading comics in contemporary society: Overcoming the commonplace and recognizing complexity , Lucia Cederia Serantes

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Space, Power and the Public Library: A Multicase Examination of the Public Library as Organization Space , Matthew R. Griffis

Knowledge Organization Practices in Everyday Life: Divergent Constructions of Healthy Eating , Jill R. McTavish

Semantics-based Automated Quality Assessment of Depression Treatment Web Documents , Yanjun Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Making Sense of Document Collections with Map-Based Visualizations , Olga Buchel

A Critical Historical Analysis of the Public Performance Right , Louis J. D'Alton

Intellectual Property and Its Alternatives: Incentives, Innovation and Ideology , Michael B. McNally

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

The Information Practices of People Living with Depression: Constructing Credibility and Authority , Tami Oliphant

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Over and above, when you need to write something for a particular subject, it makes sense to consider what you want to write about. Writing may not be for you, but as a student, this is a very crucial requirement that you need to accomplish in order for you to graduate on time.

Are you in need of profound topics to write about in your scholarly thesis that has something to do with library and information science? It is true that deciding for the appropriate topic that you can consider for your paper is an exhausting stage. However, this can be outlasted if you will give it your best shot in researching for the best possible subjects that you know are worth talking about. Luckily, you can go over various offline and online resources and unveil from there the topic that precisely matches your writing skills.

Here is a collection of dissertation topics in Library and Information Science that you can delve into:

• Tackle change management in the library environment that is especially intended for organizational renewal
• The role and accreditation of the academic library in undergraduate, graduate as well as other teaching programs
• Benchmarking as an approach to obtain results; your library’s use of benchmarking and the outcomes, issues and opportunities
• Discuss collection development strategies for scholastic programs
• Time study or cost of services, programs and collections in the library, including the detailed description of the approaches and results at your library
• Developing a yearly scholastic agenda for the library. Discuss the benchmarks and performance measure
• Talk about electronic resources and their significant impact on scholastic library as the intellectual and social core of the school
• Development programs and fund raising for libraries
• Tackle the remarkable impact of cultural and demographic changes on library services
• Discuss the linkage between life-long learning and libraries: what this conveys and what are the necessary steps that need to be taken?
• The changing role of the library in the information economy
• Talk about the literacy programs carried out in the library environment

Students nowadays do not need to suffer from choosing what suitable topic to write about. If you are tasked to discuss something that is connected with library and information science, you will surely have countless of possible options to pick from. Take a look at the topic ideas provided in the list above and from there you can decide which one is right for you.

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Selecting a topic can be the most difficult part of doing research. Defining and refining your topic is an ongoing process. Be prepared to change the focus of your topic as you gather more information. How you select your topic will depend also on what your instructor has specified.

These are some general guidelines to follow:

• Interesting: Select a subject you can get interested in.  Since you will be spending a considerable amount of time researching your topic, you will want it to be something that holds your interest and that of the reader.  

Broad topic : climate change  --> Focused topic : How have bottlenose dolphins adapted to climate change? 

Your research question should be opened ended, will guide you in further research, and will help you formulate your thesis. 

Try to be original and creative. Some topics have been overdone, and this leads to an overwhelming amount of information, making it difficult to focus a topic. Some topics that might be overdone include: mental health, first-generation college students, online education.   

Try to look at topics like these from a new perspective or angle. For example:      How do the experiences of first-generation college students compare based on socioeconomic status or race, ethnicity, culture, background? 

If a topic has made recent news headlines, think about what has made the issue controversial or newsworthy to get started on your research:

How can educators use online learning to regain some of the educational losses as a result of the pandemic? 

By starting with what makes an otherwise common topic newsworthy it is making your research relevant, timely, more manageable and will lead you to a more interesting research question or thesis statement.

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All topics can be viewed from several angles. What are the smaller questions that will help create an answer to the primary question?

Who are the people affected by your study? age, ethnicity, gender, profession, company/industry

What are the components or aspects of the topic will you explore? causes, effects, diagnosis or treatment, problems, trends

Where does your topic fit? Is there a specific country, state, county, city, or country in which your topic fits geographically? Can the "where" be defined by a broader regional concept such as urban/rural, global/local? Can there where also define your population - such as college campuses, prisons, elementary schools?

When did the issue or event become important? a specific century/decade/specific time span are you going to need the most current information available? Historical information? Both?

Why is this topic important? What is significant about this issue? articulate the possible approaches and select the best one for your needs.

Which disciplines or occupations would be interested in the topic or analyze it in their literature?

Many research topics are interdisciplinary and the disciplinary focus will determine the appropriate tools to use to locate information.

For example, for the question:  How have dolphins adapted to climate change?  you could look within the following fields:

• environmental studies

Make sure you understand the basics of your topic. If it is new to you, familiarize yourself with the basic terms, people, events, statistics and foundational information.

Reference books such as encyclopedias and handbooks will offer short articles for exactly this purpose.

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Formulate a thesis that is consistent with the evidence you find. It should be of significance to the discipline and supportable by the evidence.

As you gather information, you will formulate new questions and possibly even change the focus of your research, so your thesis may change.

If the issue is a controversial one, your thesis should reflect the position you are taking. A strong research paper will reflect both sides of an argument, and researching this is an important part of gathering background information.

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Once you have developed your thesis, you are reading to start searching in earnest and our search strategies page can get you started. Keep in mind that research in usually not a linear process - based on what you discover when you research, you may end up revising or even changing your thesis altogether.

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An organized structure for vocabulary control

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A legal approach to indexing and Abstracting in academic libraries

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A Critical Analysis of the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress houses the largest information resources, records and archival collection of materials in the world (Whitman, 2021). As part of the Library's mission to make its resources available and useful to the American public, the Library has digitized a number of these materials and has also created an array of online secondary sources that highlight life and work. 

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Research paper topics in library and information science

A systematic approach is best when undertaking research in the library and information science. Not only should you have an in-depth knowledge of major themes in the area, but you should also be aware of current research methods and topics of influence, such as library systems, cooperation between libraries, and the flow of information between libraries.

Finding a good research paper topic can greatly depend upon your interests and what you took away from your coursework. Paying attention in classes and taking adequate notes makes it easier to assimilate that knowledge into a coherent research paper topic. Take a look at the following research paper topics for some ideas:

• A critical analysis of student attitudes towards cataloguing and classification in college campus libraries
• The Impact of Public Libraries at the state level
• The implementation of information and communication technology in academic libraries in Brazil
• Evaluating the effect of feminization and professionalization on librarianship
• The challenges involved in running private libraries in Nigeria
• Defining comparative and international library and information science
• An assessment of international cultural exchange through libraries
• The role of international librarianship in promoting freedom of information and expression
• International issues faced by librarians and information science professionals with regard to the knowledge society
• Exploring the relationship between government schools and public libraries in the context of South Asia
• The importance of resource-sharing in an international library network: bridging gaps using modern technology
• Tackling indigenous knowledge by adopting innovative tools and strategies
• The influence of library aid in developing countries during globalization
• A critical comparison of American librarianship and information science research in European countries
• Learnings from major book acquisitions in American academic libraries
• The expanding purview of American ideas in German public libraries
• The British Council and its critical role in building bridges across the developing world

Browsing through sample topics in library and information science can help you brainstorm your own ideas more effectively. Take the time to scan such resources and choose a topic that you can convincingly discuss and analyze. A good source for potential research paper topics and paper help is mypaperwriter.com , also papers written by past students as well as reputed works in the field.

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Marie desJardins suggests, "When you first start reading up on a new field, ask your advisor or a fellow student what the most useful journals and conference proceedings are in your field, and ask for a list of seminal or 'classic' papers that you should definitely read."

In addition to discussions with your advisor and strategies such as following your interests and searching the important article databases in your discipline as well as the UCLA Library Catalog, other suggestions include:

• Read a review article, which you can find by using the "article type" field in an article database. Look at the "future research" section at the end to find possible topics.
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• DASH , Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard, is the university's central, open-access repository for the scholarly output of faculty and the broader research community at Harvard.  Most Ph.D. dissertations submitted from  March 2012 forward  are available online in DASH.
• Check HOLLIS, the Library Catalog, and refine your results by using the   Advanced Search   and limiting Resource  Type   to Dissertations
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University of melbourne theses, australian theses,   international theses, referencing theses, further help, find theses online and in print.

This guide shows you how to find Masters and PhD theses, online and in print, from:

• The University of Melbourne
• Other Australian universities
• Outside Australia

Why use theses?

Theses can be a valuable source of information, especially for topics where there are fewer published works available., the references or works cited in a thesis can also be useful to find further published sources on a topic..

If you are currently writing a thesis (Honours, Masters or PhD) you may want to:

• check if anyone has recently completed a PhD thesis in your area of research internationally
• look at PhD theses from your faculty (or supervised by your supervisor) to get an idea of how to format your thesis.

Most recent theses are available through Minerva Access , the University's institutional repository. 

Minerva includes PhD and Masters Research theses, as well as a smaller number of Honours and Masters Coursework theses.

Accessing Full-Text in Minerva Access

Open access theses.

• Many theses are open access, which means anyone is able to read the full text online, and no subscription or login is required.
• Use the download link on the left to access a PDF of the thesis.

Restricted access theses

Some theses are currently only available to university of melbourne staff/students.

Use the login link and access with your unimelb username and password

Embargoed theses

If a thesis is under full embargo , full-text is not available for internal or external access (including inter-library loan requests). It a thesis is under an external embargo , it can be requested by University staff and students for research purposes via Minerva Access .

You will be able to view an abstract 

Finding theses from your faculty or school in Minerva Access

You can limit your results in minerva access to view only theses from your faculty..

1. Select your faculty from the list of Communities on the Minerva Access homepage. You may need to also choose your school on the next page. 

2. Select the option that includes Theses  (rather than Research Publications) 

3.To further refine the list (ie. to only PhD theses) scroll down to use the Type menu on the far left menu bar.

Finding University of Melbourne print theses

University of Melbourne theses not available online are held in the Cultural Collections Reading Room on level 3 of the Baillieu Library, or in offsite storage. While you cannot physically browse the thesis collection, you can submit a request to view a thesis using the online form .

You can search the Library Catalogue  to find our print collection of University of Melbourne theses

• To restrict your search to just theses, select University of Melbourne Theses from the drop-down menu to the right of the search bar

For more information on requesting to view print theses see the Special Collections website . ( Note : Use the request form for Rare Books)

Australian theses from other universities can be found via Trove .

1. Select Advanced search on the Trove homepage, and choose Research and reports

2. Type your search terms into the first box (Keyword search box)

3. Check the box next to Australian content

4. Click the green Search button

5. On the results page, select the Show more  option under Format

6. Select Thesis  to limit your results to theses

7.  To access, check the purple link at the bottom of each record. Theses available online will either:

• have a link to where they are held

• have an Access conditions apply  link

8. Click on the title of the thesis to view the record, and select the  Read  button to access the full text

•  If the thesis is not available online through Trove, please complete a Thesis request form on the  Request Forms page . We will then try to obtain a copy of the thesis for you via inter-library loan. 
• For more information on using the Advanced Search to create more specific searches, see Trove's Australian theses page. 

These are the top four international theses databases that include full-text:

• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global The most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world. Spans 1743 to the present day, offering full text for most dissertations added since 1997.
• British Library EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Service) Search for UK theses and access or request full text. See FAQs for more information.
• DART-Europe E-theses Portal Access to digitised theses from European universities.
• OATD: Open Access Theses and Dissertations Indexes more than 1.5 million theses and dissertations. Metadata (information about the theses) comes from 600+ colleges, universities, and research institutions.

Other useful theses databases ​

• American Doctoral Dissertations
• China Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses full-text Database This database is a comprehensive, high quality database of dissertations and theses in China. The dissertations and theses are from hundreds of institutions located across China. Coverage is 1984 onwards and is updated daily. It covers a wide range of subjects such as fundamental sciences, engineering technology, agriculture, medical science, history, philosophy, education, law, economics and more.
• CNKI China Academic Journals Most comprehensive, full-text database of Chinese journals. To narrow your searching select section (G) Politics/ Military Affairs/ Law to search across the database.
• KRIS - Kiwi Research Information Service NZ open access research document portal.
• TEL (thèses-en-ligne) French theses
• Theses Canada Portal

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Theses, Dissertations and Projects - Prosthodontics

Theses/dissertations from 2022 2022.

Effect of Splinting Implant Scan Bodies Intraorally on The Trueness of Complete Arch Digital Impressions: A Clinical Study , Kawther Mahmoud Ali

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

In-vitro Comparison of Retention Among Contemporary and Conventional Post-and- Cores , Hatem Alqarni

Three Dimensional Analysis of Intraoral Scanners Accuracy: An In-Vitro Study , Rami Ammoun

Complications associated with mandibular fixed complete arch prostheses based on implant distribution , Shivani Karre

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The Wear of Acrylic Resin and Composite Resin Teeth against Polished and Glazed Zirconia , Abdulkareem Alshehri

In-vitro Evaluation of Accuracy of Conventional and CAD/CAM Removable Partial Denture Frameworks , Pooya Soltanzadeh

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Effect of Image Sharpening on Radiographic Image Quality , Jefferson Lee Clark

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Comparison of Retention between Milled and Conventional Denture Bases: A Clinical Study , Abdulaziz Abdullah AlHelal

Effects of Microwave Irradiation on the Dimensional Stability of Complete Denture Bases , Miguel Pappaterra

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Effect of Diamond Bur and Root Canal Irrigants on Retention of Fiber Posts , Rami Jekki

Comparison of Maxillary Anterior Teeth Width to Facial Dimensions among Three Races , Ewa Parciak

Are Bone Turnover Markers and Vitamin D levels associated with Frequency of Complete Denture Relines? , Shweta Puri

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Comparison of Occlusal Plane Orientation Obtained Using Five Facebow Systems , Thomas C. Maveli

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Evaluation of Accuracy of Impression Materials with Different Mixing Techniques , James Ywom

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

In‐Vitro Comparison of Tensile Bond Strength of Denture Adhesives on Denture Bases , Doris Rachel Kore

Effect of Time on Gypsum-Impression Material Compatibility , John Boram Won

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Effect of Auxiliary Preparation Elements on Resistance Form of Complete Crowns , Manuel H. Guevara

The Effect of Auxiliary Preparation Elements on the Resistance Form of Complete Metal Crowns , Mostafa Nazari

Immediate Loading of Unsplinted Implants in the Anterior Mandible for Overdentures , Phillip Roe

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Effect of Gutta Percha on the Retention of a Post Using Different Cements , Saeda H. Basta

An In-Vitro Investigation of the Physical Properties of Alginate Alternatives , Rishi Dinesh Patel

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

A Comparison of Cadiax Axiography & NewTom 3G Tomography Condylar Measurements , David Phillip Brock

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

Dental Treatment Options for Snoring - A Pilot Study , Kainaz Khushrooh Byramjee

Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999

Marginal Discrepancy of Components Utilized for Implant Framework Construction , Mathew Thomas Kattadiyil

Theses/Dissertations from 1973 1973

Effect of Post-Operative Use of Chlorhexidine on Regeneration of Bifurcation Defects in Dogs , Gary Bogle

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Presenting the 2024 CHID Thesis Symposium: Join us in the Petersen Room on the 4th floor of Allen Library to explore and experience all of the amazing projects that our CHID students have been working on all year! The CHID senior thesis asks students to solve specific intellectual problems, ensuring a form of specialization that goes beyond simply a narrowing of academic focus. The senior project demonstrates how our students have attained the educational objectives of the major. And yes, there will be food and refreshments during the event :)

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