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Oceanography

A guide to library resources in oceanography

Grey Literature

According to the Grey Literature International Steering Committee, grey literature is:

Information produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in electronic and print formats not controlled by commercial publishing i.e. where publishing is not the primary activity of the producing body.

This kind of literature can include: 

  • Reports 
  • Presentations 
  • Government Documents and Reports
  • Newsletters
  • Emails or Letters
  • Policy Briefs
  • Theses
  • Conference Proceedings

Government Documents

Finding Dissertations and Theses (tabs are listed by location of completion)

Many Dalhousie masters theses and doctoral dissertations are available for electronic download through the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database (see "Canada / US/ UK" tab). Recent Dalhousie content (2010 onwards) is more likely to be available in the DalSpace repository (see link below). 

Print copies of Dalhousie theses are available for viewing in the Special Collections department on the 5th floor of the Killam Library. For more information regarding copies of Dalhousie masters and doctoral theses, refer to the "Special Collections" link below:

Graduate Thesis Regulations - Dalhousie Faculty of Graduate Studies