Reuse metadata from theses
In accordance with the open data policy pursued byAbes since 2012, the metadata produced by the alert networks managed byAbes are subject to the Open Licence of the State drawn up by the Etalab mission. The retrieval and reuse of the data is free of charge, provided that the date of retrieval and the source are indicated. The "conditions of use" are detailed for each data set.
Terms and conditions of use
In order to comply with the Etalab Open License requirements, the elements present in the header of the XML :
- dcterms:creator : " http://www.idref.fr/033702462/id ": authority record IdRef identifying theAbes
- dcterms:created: provides the date of creation of the record in Sudoc or in STAR
- dcterms:modified: provides the date of modification of the record in Sudoc or in STAR
Harvesting OAI-PMH STAR
TheOAI-PMH STAR repository makes available the descriptive metadata of all defended and validated electronic theses, with or without a link to the full text, according to the confidentiality requirements associated with theses. The collections are organised according to 3 entries:
- theses broken down by defence establishment
- theses broken down by disciplinary field
- theses available in full text
Available Formats
- TEF
- Dublin Core enriched
Exposure of thesis data
Produites à partir des applications nationales STEP, STAR et Sudoc, les données disponibles via theses.fr sont récupérables :
- from the identifiers :
- Thesis ID: NNT - National Thesis Number. Ex : http://www.theses.fr/2014BOR30013
- Identifier of a thesis in preparation. Ex : http://www.theses.fr/s135439
- identifier IdRef for Person or Organisation authority records. Ex : http://www.theses.fr/029612667
- per unit:
- export button
- choice of the desired format
- addition of the suffix in the URL of the page. Ex : http://www.theses.fr/2014BOR30013.rdf
- per batch :
- Export button from a list of results
- choice of the desired format
- content negotiation: the client application sends the "accept" header in the HTTP request and proposes different MIME types (HTML or XML)
- sitemap of theses.fr: provides the list of available URLs
- on data.gouv.fr :
- set comportant l’ensemble des métadonnées relatives aux thèses de doctorat soutenues depuis 1985
- mise à jour annuelle
- disponible au téléchargement à l’adresse : https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/theses-soutenues-en-france-depuis-1985
Available Formats
- for a set of theses: CSV, JSON, TXT, RIS, BIBTEX, RDF/XML
- for a thesis in preparation / a person page / an organisation page: RDF/XML
- for a defended thesis: RDF/XML, RIS, BIBTEX
- on data.gouv.fr: CSV, JSON, NDJSON
Web services available
Guide to the reuse of theses.fr data
L’écosystème des données de thèses
Consulter la présentation : Que sont nos données devenues ? Les données au-delà du système d’information de l’Abes (Journées Abes 2022)