Many higher education research repositories contain PhD and Masters theses. Search research repositories the same way you search literature databases.
Examples of research repositories include:
Repository for research produced at the University, including theses.
Research documents produced at universities, polytechnics, and other research institutions throughout New Zealand; now hosted by DigitalNZ
Provides access to Australian research including; theses, journal articles, book chapters, and more
Advanced research and scholarship. Theses and dissertations, free to find, free to use.
Open source (freely accessible) international research respository
The 'Finding' tab on the 'Thesis Information Libguide' contains links to a range of research repositories from around the world.
Use the Advanced Search option and select 'Theses' as the Material Type.
If you use the Simple Search option, include the search term 'thesis' (or dissertation) and search in the 'Title'.
You may also choose to Refine your results by 'Dissertations' and 'Theses'.
Search your keywords in the 'Conference' search field.
Limit your search to 'Conference Papers & Proceedings'
Refine your results by 'Conference/Meeting Title' - 15 user licences.
Use the Advanced search option and include the search term 'conference' (or 'symposium' or 'proceeding' or 'congress')
Search for conference paper author's personal webpages, and conference webpages.