Australian Higher Degree Theses on the National Bibliographic Database

Australian Higher Degree Theses on the
National Bibliographic Database

The Australian National Bibliographic Database (ANBD) aims to cover all Australian library materials including theses, in any published format and contains records that reflect the theses output of all Australian universities. Through the resource sharing services of Libraries Australia this data supports and enables searching for theses within all Australian universities, with the provision to search for Australian theses in general or more specifically for theses by subject area, authors or titles.

The database is constantly being updated and the number of theses is increasing all the time. Many Australian university libraries contribute details of theses written by their postgraduate students as soon as the library receives its own copy.

The following table shows coverage of both print and electronic theses for each Australian university library on the Australian National Bibliographic Database (ANBD). The information on electronic theses contributions was harvested from the 2002 Survey of Australian Theses Contributions to the ANBD. Responses from the earlier 1998 survey have been included in the table below for easier comparison of results.

'Complete coverage' indicates that the library updates the Libraries Australia database when the thesis is received in the university library. 'Partial coverage' or 'No theses reported' indicates that a check of the university library catalogue is required for the latest information. 'None in collection' refers primarily to electronic thesis and indicates that the library does not acquire this format.

To locate Australian university library catalogues on the web use the Australian Libraries Gateways site. (Updated January 2002)

Name of University NUC Symbol Printed Thesis on the ANBD Electronic Thesis on the ANBD
Adelaide University SUA Complete coverage Complete coverage
Australian Catholic University AACU Partial coverage None in collection
Australian Defence Force Academy ADFA Complete coverage to July 2000 No theses reported
Australian National University ANU Complete coverage Complete coverage
Bond University QBON Partial coverage. Major theses before 2000 not recorded None in collection
Central Queensland University QCQU Partial coverage
Complete coverage from 1990
Complete coverage
Charles Sturt University NCSU:W Complete coverage Complete coverage
Curtin University of Technology WCU Complete coverage from 1992 No theses reported
Deakin University VDU Complete coverage None in collection
Edith Cowan University WCX Complete coverage None in collection
Flinders University of South Australia SFU Complete coverage None in collection
Griffith University QGU Complete coverage Complete coverage
James Cook University QJCU Partial coverage None in collection
La Trobe University VLU Complete coverage None in collection
Macquarie University NMQU Complete coverage None in collection
Monash University VMOU Complete coverate None in collection
Murdoch University WMDU Complete coverage None in collection
Northern Territory University XNTU Complete coverage None in collection
Queensland University of Technology QUT Complete coverage Complete coverage
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology VIT Complete coverage from 1978 None in collection
Southern Cross University NSCU Complete coverage None in collection
Swinburne University of Technology VSWT Complete coverage None in collection
University of Ballarat VBAX Complete coverage None in collection
University of Canberra AUC Complete coverage None in collection
University of Melbourne VU Complete coverage Partial coverage
University of New England NUNE Complete coverage to Nov 2001 None in collection
University of New South Wales NUN Complete coverage Complete coverage
University of Newcastle NNCU Complete coverage Partial coverage
University of Queensland QU Complete coverage Complete coverage
University of South Australia SUSA Almost complete coverage Complete coverage
University of Southern Queensland QUSQ Partial coverage None in collection
University of Sydney NU Complete coverage None in collection
University of Tasmania TU Partial coverage None in collection
University of Technology, Sydney NTSM Partial coverage None in collection
University of Sunshine Coast QSCUC No theses reported No theses reported
University of Western Australia WU Complete coverage None in collection
University of Western Sydney NUWS:W Partial coverage None in collection
University of Wollongong NWU Complete coverage Partial coverage
Victoria University of Technology VVUT Complete coverage None in collection