{"id":285,"date":"2015-07-05T22:23:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T03:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ams.org\/beyondreviews\/?p=285"},"modified":"2016-10-19T08:50:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T13:50:25","slug":"theses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ams.org\/beyondreviews\/2015\/07\/05\/theses\/","title":{"rendered":"Theses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many Ph.D. programs have an arrangement with ProQuest<\/a>\u00a0whereby a copy of each dissertation (or Ph.D. thesis) is deposited with ProQuest and made available for ordering. \u00a0One way to find them is by going to the ProQuest website<\/a>. \u00a0Another is to search using MathSciNet<\/a>!<\/p>\n

ProQuest handles dissertations and theses in many, many disciplines. \u00a0Their classification scheme is necessarily coarser than what we use at\u00a0Mathematical Reviews<\/em><\/a>. \u00a0 \u00a0We receive bibliographic data about the theses published in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics. \u00a0When we receive the data from ProQuest, there are no\u00a0Mathematics Subject Classifications (MSCs) associated to them. \u00a0So we have used the “MSC” field in the MathSciNet search as the placeholder for the “Thesis” flag.<\/p>\n

So how do you find a thesis? \u00a0One way is just to do a search in MathSciNet and have the thesis turn up as part of the search. \u00a0However, if you really want to find just the thesis, then you have to use one of MathSciNet’s hidden tricks. \u00a0Here is an example.<\/p>\n

A famous thesis in number theory is John Tate’s, written under the direction of Emil Artin at Princeton. \u00a0Wikipedia even has its own entry<\/a> for it! \u00a0Here is how to find it in MathSciNet. \u00a0In the Author field, enter “tate, jo*”. \u00a0In the MSC Primary\/Secondary field, enter “thesis”. \u00a0(It also works in the MSC Primary field.)<\/p>\n

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The result is:<\/p>\n

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If you click the link Thesis<\/a><\/span>, you jump to the ProQuest website:<\/p>\n

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From here, you can order a copy, either as a PDF download or in one of several printed formats.<\/p>\n

MathSciNet began listing ProQuest theses and dissertations in October 2010. As of July 5, 2015, there are 76,413 such items\u00a0in MathSciNet. \u00a0For the year 2014, we loaded 1,950 theses into our database. (A few more may drift in still.) \u00a0ProQuest delivers the data to us on a monthly basis.<\/p>\n

There is also information about older theses. \u00a0For the year 1885, the search<\/p>\n

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produces the results<\/p>\n

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Note, though, that actual copies of many of the old theses may not be available.<\/p>\n

So if you are looking for a thesis, even your own, trying using this little-known feature of MathSciNet!<\/p>\n

Update [October 19, 2016]: \u00a0<\/strong>French theses from the “Between Two Wars” period have been added to MathSciNet, thanks to NUMDAM<\/a>. \u00a0You can still find them by using “thesis” in the MSC field. \u00a0If you want to specifically find one of these theses, then put the work “numdam” in the Anywhere field.<\/p>\n

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Many Ph.D. programs have an arrangement with ProQuest\u00a0whereby a copy of each dissertation (or Ph.D. thesis) is deposited with ProQuest and made available for ordering. \u00a0One way to find them is by going to the ProQuest website. \u00a0Another is to … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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