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Dissertations and Theses--Full Text (ProQuest): This database includes the full text of dissertations in full-page-image format (TIFF images wrapped in PDF). It selectively covers masters theses and dissertations including dissertations from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Europe from 1861 to the present (with abstracts since 1980).; Search Dissertations and Theses--Full Text (ProQuest)
WorldCat: Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide; contains more than 62 million records.; Search WorldCat

Central European University Center for Academic Writing: Bonanza of links that gives information on everything from styles of writing to literature reviews to concepts.; http://www.ceu.hu/writing/disslinks.html
Columbia University Press: Provides useful information about citing a wide variety of sources.; http://http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html
The Literature Review: A Few Tips On Conducting It: A very useful guide from the University Toronto about writing the literature review segment of your dissertation.; http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/litrev.html
Writing Your Dissertation: Absolutely terrific, down to earth, real-life advice about writing your dissertation. From the University of North Carolina's Writing Center. Don't miss this one!; http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/dissertation.html

ETSU Department of Graduate Studies: Over 1800 students are enrolled in the ETSU School of Graduate Studies. Certificates and degrees are offered in 46 areas, including 14 different master's degrees (MAcc, MA, MFA, MBA, MCM, MEd, MAT, MSEH, MALS, MS, MSN, MPA, MPH, MSW), the specialist degree (EdS), and five doctoral degrees in educational leadership (EdD), biomedical sciences (PhD), nursing, (DSN), audiology (AuD) and physical therapy (DPT). Additionally, students are pursuing the M D degree and residency programs at ETSU's James H. Quillen College of Medicine.; http://www.etsu.edu/gradstud/
ETD Manager at ETSU: ETD stands for Electronic Thesis or Dissertation. An ETD is a thesis or dissertation submitted as a computer file over the Internet. New theses and dissertations completed at ETSU conform to this format, so take a look at this site.; http://etd-submit.etsu.edu/index.html

Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: A Handbook for Students and Faculty: Mauch, James E. And Jack W. Birch; New York: M. Dekker, 1998; E-Books from NetLibrary; http://http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=12607
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations.: Turabian, Kate L.; Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1996.; SHERROD Reference (No Loan) Table 2 LB2369.T8 1996
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing: Gibaldi, Joseph; New York: MLA, 1999.; SHERROD Reference Room (No Loan) Table 2 LB2369.G53 1999
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.: Williams, John Alexander.; Washington, DC: APA, c2001.; SHERROD Reference (No Loan) Table 2 BF76.7.P83 2001