#ShareMyThesis Competition

The British Library has launched a Twitter-based competition for all PhD authors and current doctoral students.

The #ShareMyThesis competition aims to increase awareness of EThOS and the use of theses for research. To enter, Tweet why your PhD research is important in 140 characters or less and using the hashtag #ShareMyThesis. Your tweet should convey why your research is important (not just what your research is about). Make sure your tweet is self-contained and understandable to a non-specialist. Tweets must be received by 9 February 2015 at 10.00

Eight entrants will be shortlisted and asked to write a short article (up to 600 words) The winner will receive a 15-inch MacBook pro. Second prize is an iPad and third prize a £200 Amazon voucher.

For more information, please see here

EThOS

 

Search over 350,000 doctoral theses. Download instantly for your research, or order a scanned copy quickly and easily.

EThOS is a free research tool which gives access to the best of the UK’s doctoral research. Search over 350,000 theses covering every subject area, and download over 100,000 straight away.
•             Search and read theses on your topic;
•             Find examples of how to structure and approach your thesis;
•             Research the work of specific institutions or academics.






Search EThOS here: http://bit.ly/1fjv6Hd

Free webinar on etheses Thurs 13th Feb

This free webinar (online presentation) on Thursday 13th February at 15.00 is aimed at researchers, students, and anyone who is interested in finding and using PhD theses.

EThOS is the national database for PhD theses, managed by the British Library. It's a fantastic resource for researchers, with over 100,000 UK theses freely available to download
and use for your own research, and another 200,000 available to search and scan on demand.

Join the free webinar to learn how EThOS works. Find out how to search for and download theses, and what to do if a thesis isn't available. If you're a PhD student, find out what will happen to your
thesis once it's completed. The webinar will also explain how EThOS works with UK universities to support the whole research cycle, making the theses more visible and available for new researchers to use and build on. To attend the webinar register here