Author invitation and theses supply

Author invitation

Evidence shows that alumni who allow their theses to be digitised and put into Southampton’s Institutional Repository, will see a dramatic improvement in their Google rankings. This visibility is good for your research and good for the University. Start by signing the supplementary release form and send it back to the University Library.

For theses not yet available from the ePrints repository

Since the 2008/2009 session, University of Southampton theses have been submitted electronically and are available to readers from the ePrints repository, subject to embargo.

University of Southampton readers are asked to make a Stack request for theses from WebCat.

University of Southampton Theses and Dissertations

The Library holds doctorate level (e.g. PhD) theses submitted to this University and these are listed on WebCat.  These are held in a closed store (stack).  To request a thesis, log in to WebCat and select Requests: Inter-library loan & Stack; select the Stack option and enter the Author, Title and Call Number, or Year of Submission (e.g. for a thesis: stack S.U. Theses 2008).  Click on the Place Request button to submit your request.

  • Stack items are collected from the stack at 09.00 Monday - Friday.
  • Items ordered can be collected from the Hartley Library Loans Desk from 10.00.
  • All theses retrieved from the stack are reference only but will be held at the Hartley Library Loans Desk for consultation for 3 weeks.

External requesters will only be supplied with a CD-ROM of theses.  Requesters should complete a thesis request form and submit it to the Inter-Library Loans section of their own library, who will request the thesis on their behalf.

A searchable PDF of the thesis will be sent on a non-returnable CD-ROM to the requester.  Please note that this may take up to six weeks if there is no existing digital copy, as the original has to be scanned.  There is no charge for the provision of a CD-ROM.