AUG 2024 UPDATE: ETHOS IS STILL UNAVAILABLE

British Library’s EThOS, the repository for UK PhD theses, is still unavailable after a serious ransomware attack late last year.

Although many of the British Library’s online services are now up and running, we do not know when EThOS will be available again.

If you have been trying to access an online thesis or dissertation in FINDit and have come across a 'non available' page, then it is likely that you have been directed to the currently defunct EThOS.

Where can I get access to a doctoral thesis?

We are unable to process interlibrary loans requests for theses and dissertations. So until EThOS is back up and running again, try the following:

• Go to the University/Author directly
• Some PhD theses are available online at the National Library of Wales via Theses Collection Wales
• Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD) provides access to Open Access PhDs around the world.

You can also seek alternative sources of information via

• FINDit
• Information for researchers (remember EThOS is currently down)
• Book an appointment with your Faculty Librarian

When will it be back up?

British Library blog: Keep up to date with developments as British Library continue to get their online services running again.

Contacts

For any queries about Interlibrary Loans, please contact [email protected]