Socrates said, “Education is the kindling of the flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
This notion might ring especially true for graduate students seeking dissertation inspiration: How to sum up years of learning in one final – and very important – assignment? The thought can be overwhelming. But it only takes a spark to get a fire going.
At Laupus Library, we regularly seek and adapt new resources that help pass the learning torch and ignite bright new ideas. Some of the best tools we offer are those that expose ECU Health Sciences students and faculty to the unique insights of their educational counterparts from other times, cultures and practice areas.
ProQuest Dissertations and Thesis Global, the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, is such a resource. And beginning today through May 1, Laupus Library is pleased to offer our students and faculty trial access to the collection, which is searched over 200 million times a year by researchers from more than 3,000 leading academic institutions worldwide.
Its coverage spans from the 18th century to the present day and includes full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to 1997. It contains a significant amount of new international dissertations and theses both in citations and in full text.
We feel confident this robust new collection will inspire our graduate in these final weeks of second semester, and beyond.
–Kelly R. Dilda
Laupus Library