Dissertations  Tags: dissertation thesis theses  

Know exactly what dissertation you need? Get the full text:
 •  Use Dissertations & Theses Online - full text 1996 to present, abstracts back to 1637
 •  Make a photocopy from the microfiche version in the Library of Congress's Microforms Reading Room
 •  Use Gelman's Interlibrary Loan Service to borrow a paper version
 •  Purchase a personal copy directly from Proquest/UMI
 •  Look in Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)

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Want to browse dissertations on a particular topic?
 •  Use Dissertations & Theses Online (1637 to current)
 •  Use WorldCat  (use the Content drop-down menu next to 'Subtype limits' to select 'Thesis/dissertation')

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Foreign digital dissertations:
 •  Theses Canada Portal
 •  Canadian Association of Research Libraries Institutional Repository Search Service
 •  EthOS (Electronic Theses Online) from the British Library

In some instances, the author of a dissertation may place it under "embargo". In that case, even though it's been "published", copies are not available. This is the author's decision and is respected by the databases and by the author's home library.

In these cases, Gelman Library will not be able to obtain a copy for you.

More on embargoes is here.