Tips for searching doctoral thesis
You can search by keywords, or by graduate school & year. The fields of search are shown below. You can also use advanced search by specifying a field to search.
| Fields | Description of each field |
|---|---|
| Title |
Title of Thesis or Dissertation. *You can also search the title in katakana. |
| Creator |
Name of the person who received the degree. *You can also search the creator name in katakana. |
| Degreename | Type of degree. (Japanese Only) |
| Grant ID |
Number given to each degree granted. The first 5 digits “14401” represent Osaka University. Use the 5 digits following 14401 to search. |
| Description Number | Degree certificate number. |
| Specialty | Area of specialization of the author who received the degree. (Japanese Only) |
| Abstract |
Text registered in OUKA as "Abstract". *Limited to theses accepted before March 2013. |
| Subject |
Keywords registered in OUKA as "Subject". *Limited to theses accepted before March 2013. |
| DOI | DOI assigned to a thesis. |
| Fulltext(*) |
Full-text of a thesis. *Scope of search is limited to theses of which full-texts are available in OUKA. |
(*)Search through full-text (files) will only be valid when selecting this field, or when checking “Include Files in Search” box provided under Simple Search.
For use of full-texts of doctoral theses which are not available in OUKA, please refer to the library's website .
Contact:
Electronic Content Section, Osaka University Library
06-6850-5071 (extension Toyonaka 5071/5819)ouka [at] office.osaka-u.ac.jp