World Dissertation Library (WDL) is a high quality , scholarly database that specializes in dissertations, theses, and academic papers in the fields of science and technology, engineering sciences, agronomy, medicine, and health, social sciences, economy, management science, and related disciplines.
Accessing World Dissertation Library (WDL) Database:
1. Go to CLR's website at https://clr.benilde.edu.ph/clr
2. Click on "A-Z databases list" button
3. In the A-Z databases list, click on letter "W" and look for "World Dissertation Library"
4. Log in using your InfoNet credentials (For students, the username is your Benilde ID number)
Found below is the home page of World Dissertation Library database:
5. Performing a content search
- Use the "Semantic Search" - powered by AI intent recognition technology, it deeply understands your search intentions. Supports long-text queries without restrictions on language or length. Integrates large-model keyword expansion/optimization with one click, making search results more precise and comprehensive.
- In the search box, input your topic, keywords, or detailed description of your research.
- Click on "Optimize Expression" to automatically optimize search terms into long-text contents, to maximize the efficiency of AI-semantic retrieval.
- The search box will display the optimized expression produced by AI semantic retrieval.
- Click on the search icon to access the search results.
6. Working with search results page.
- Use the ‘Filter Tools’ option to refine search results by publication year, discipline, research field, university, degree, country/region, and language for easier access to the papers you need.
- Select your preferred document title from the results page to access the complete details and the full-text copy of research.
7. Working with a document details page.
- Download: You can download the full-text copy in PDF format.
- Read the Abstract: An abstract offers a concise summary of the content, allowing readers or researchers to quickly determine if the full paper or document is relevant to their needs.
- Cite: The platform provides an immediate citation; simply copy the citation.
- Related Articles: You may directly access the related articles.
8. University navigation
- On the top page, click "University Navigation"
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Universities are arranged alphabetically by name from A to Z.
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Select a university/college to search for college/university papers and view its details.
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