{"id":1932,"date":"2023-09-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/?page_id=1932"},"modified":"2025-12-10T17:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:18:02","slug":"wu-theses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/en\/fit4research-english\/wu-catalog-google-scholar-and-more\/wu-catalog\/wu-theses\/","title":{"rendered":"WU Theses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can find theses on <a href=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/en\/fit4research-english\/accessing-literature\/orientation-in-the-university-library\/level-2-older-books-and-periodicals-wu-theses-reference-works\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/en\/fit4research-english\/accessing-literature\/orientation-in-the-university-library\/level-2-older-books-and-periodicals-wu-theses-reference-works\/\">level -2<\/a> . However, we do not collect bachelor theses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/en\/fit4research-english\/wu-catalog-google-scholar-and-more\/wu-catalog\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/en\/fit4research-english\/wu-catalog-google-scholar-and-more\/wu-catalog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WU catalog<\/a> you have the option to search for theses written at WU. To do this, select the sub-catalog <em>WU Theses <\/em>from the drop-down menu located next to the search field.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theses_1_cropped_rahmen-1024x280.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1993 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theses_1_cropped_rahmen-1024x280.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theses_1_cropped_rahmen-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theses_1_cropped_rahmen-768x210.png 768w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theses_1_cropped_rahmen-1536x420.png 1536w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theses_1_cropped_rahmen-2048x560.png 2048w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theses_1_cropped_rahmen-1568x429.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use the advanced search options to filter your results for <em>WU Theses <\/em>(see examples below). You can search for the names of the reviewers, supervisors, departments, and institutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital WU Theses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>All master&#8217;s and doctoral theses submitted digitally (starting with March 2025) are also directly available via the <a href=\"https:\/\/viewer.wu.ac.at\/viewer\/wu-hochschulschriften\/\">Digital Collections<\/a> platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you can filter by author or reviewer of the thesis, as well as by field of study and subject keywords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full texts can be accessed within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wu.ac.at\/en\/library\/finding-literature\/access-to-online-resources\">WU network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Digitale-Sammlungen_Hochschulschriften_EN-e1764757796382-1024x817.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5650 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Digitale-Sammlungen_Hochschulschriften_EN-e1764757796382-1024x817.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Digitale-Sammlungen_Hochschulschriften_EN-e1764757796382-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Digitale-Sammlungen_Hochschulschriften_EN-e1764757796382-768x613.png 768w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Digitale-Sammlungen_Hochschulschriften_EN-e1764757796382.png 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>You can also narrow down your results in the <a href=\"https:\/\/katalog.wu.ac.at\/primo-explore\/search?vid=WUW&amp;lang=en_US\">WU Catalog<\/a> to the digitally available theses with the filter <em>Online Resource<\/em>. The full texts on the <a href=\"https:\/\/viewer.wu.ac.at\/viewer\/wu-hochschulschriften\/\">Digital Collections<\/a> can be accessed directly via the link <em>Online access available<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_5_online-ressource_rahmen_EN-1024x291.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5655 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_5_online-ressource_rahmen_EN-1024x291.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_5_online-ressource_rahmen_EN-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_5_online-ressource_rahmen_EN-768x218.png 768w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_5_online-ressource_rahmen_EN-1536x436.png 1536w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_5_online-ressource_rahmen_EN-2048x581.png 2048w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_5_online-ressource_rahmen_EN-1568x445.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A combination of author and type of thesis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Look for WU theses with an author whose last name is <em>Schuster<\/em> and which are categorized as <em>master theses<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/en\/fit4research-english\/how-to-find\/literature-on-a-topic\/your-search-strategy\/#truncation\">truncation<\/a> helps you to find all master theses in the WU Catalog, despite different spellings. For dissertations and diploma theses use <em>Diss*<\/em> and <em>Dipl*<\/em> instead.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_6_rahmen_EN-1024x467.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5673 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_6_rahmen_EN-1024x467.png 1024w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_6_rahmen_EN-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_6_rahmen_EN-768x350.png 768w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_6_rahmen_EN-1536x700.png 1536w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_6_rahmen_EN-2048x934.png 2048w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/theses_6_rahmen_EN-1568x715.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A combination of supervisor and thematic search term<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Search for WU theses that were supervised by a person with the last name <em>Franke and <\/em>which contain the term<em> innovation<\/em> in their bibliographic information (may include title, abstract, subject, etc.).<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theses_3_rahmen.png\" alt=\"Advanced Search of the WU catalog. The search query is: Search filter \u201cTheses\u201d contains \u201cFranke\u201d and search filter \u201cAny field\u201d contains \u201cinnovation\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-1995 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theses_3_rahmen.png 923w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theses_3_rahmen-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/theses_3_rahmen-768x237.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Search for theses written at a specific institute, field of study, or supervisor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can delve into theses from a particular field of study to find inspiration for your own work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For theses completed before 2015, enter the name of the institute where they were completed in the search bar. Starting from 2016, searching by the field of study will take you to what you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for theses evaluated by a particular person, just search using their name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can find theses on level -2 . However, we do not collect bachelor theses. In the WU catalog you have the option to search for theses written at WU. To do this, select the sub-catalog WU Theses from the drop-down menu located next to the search field. You can also use the advanced search&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/en\/fit4research-english\/wu-catalog-google-scholar-and-more\/wu-catalog\/wu-theses\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">WU Theses<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":1794,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1932","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1932"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5676,"href":"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1932\/revisions\/5676"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.wu.ac.at\/bib\/fit4research\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}