On this page, you can find suggestions for finding dissertations and theses using the ProQuest Dissertation & Theses database . This database contains the most recent seminary dissertations and theses as well as millions of dissertations and theses from other institutions throughout the world. For additional tips about using this database, check out the ProQuest guide .
First, open the ProQuest Dissertation & Theses database . In addition to this link, you can search for it in USearch or the list of databases .
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Scroll down to discover even more search options, like the ability to search by institution, advisor, manuscript type (i.e., thesis or dissertation), and language.
To find relevant dissertations and theses, enter your search terms and select any appropriate parameters. Once you have done this, press the Search button. Your search results will load on the next page.
To learn how to access dissertations and theses, including options to download and print, check out the Accessing Dissertations & Theses box.
Once your search results load, you can use the facets on the left to further focus your results. You can change the date range, select only full text, limit the language, etc. When you find a dissertation or thesis of interest, you can click on the title or Full text - PDF link to view it.
The dissertation or thesis will open in a new window. On this window, you have the options to read online, cite, print, download, etc. To print and discover additional possibilities, you will need to click on the three dots for all options. You can also view the abstract/details by clicking on the Abstract/Details tab. There, you will be able to read more information about the project, like the abstract, and find the permalink.
To search for dissertations and/or theses from a particular institution, you can use the university/institution search box on the advanced search page. You can begin by typing your search terms into the box, and the relevant options should appear in a drop-down menu; however, you may want to use the look up universities/institutions option to the right of the search box to select multiple options easily.
If you click on the look up universities/institutions link, a popup box will appear that allows you to enter your search terms. Once you have entered your search terms, select the relevant one(s) by clicking on the boxes to the left. This will insert a check mark into the box. Select all the ones that you want and then click on the Add to search button.
The advanced search page will reappear with the universities/institutions that you selected in the universities/institutions search box. You can add additional search terms into the other boxes and/or select appropriate parameters, or you can just press the search button to search for all dissertations and theses from the universities/institutions that you selected.
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Why use a dissertation or a thesis.
A dissertation is the final large research paper, based on original research, for many disciplines to be able to complete a PhD degree. The thesis is the same idea but for a masters degree.
They are often considered scholarly sources since they are closely supervised by a committee, are directed at an academic audience, are extensively researched, follow research methodology, and are cited in other scholarly work. Often the research is newer or answering questions that are more recent, and can help push scholarship in new directions.
Locating dissertations and theses.
The Proquest Dissertations and Theses Global database includes doctoral dissertations and selected masters theses from major universities worldwide.
NDLTD – Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations provides free online access to a over a million theses and dissertations from all over the world.
WorldCat Dissertations and Theses searches library catalogs from across the U.S. and worldwide.
Use Libraries search and search by title or author and add the word "thesis" in the search box. Write down the library and call number and find it on the shelf. They can be checked out.
Check the University Digital Conservancy for online access to dissertations and theses from 2007 to present as well as historic, scanned theses from 1887-1923.
What dissertations and theses are available.
With minor exceptions, all doctoral dissertations and all "Plan A" master's theses accepted by the University of Minnesota are available in the University Libraries system. In some cases (see below) only a non-circulating copy in University Archives exists, but for doctoral dissertations from 1940 to date, and for master's theses from 1925 to date, a circulating copy should almost always be available.
"Plan B" papers, accepted in the place of a thesis in many master's degree programs, are not received by the University Libraries and are generally not available. (The only real exceptions are a number of old library school Plan B papers on publishing history, which have been separately cataloged.) In a few cases individual departments may have maintained files of such papers.
Circulating copies of doctoral dissertations:.
Archival (non-circulating) copies of virtually all U of M doctoral dissertations from 1888-1952, and of U of M master's theses from all years up to the present, are maintained by University Archives (located in the Elmer L. Andersen Library). These copies must be consulted on the premises, and it is highly recommended for the present that users make an appointment in advance to ensure that the desired works can be retrieved for them from storage. For dissertations accepted prior to 1940 and for master's theses accepted prior to 1925, University Archives is generally the only option (e.g., there usually will be no circulating copy). Archival copies of U of M doctoral dissertations from 1953 to the present are maintained by Bell and Howell Corporation (formerly University Microfilms Inc.), which produces print or filmed copies from our originals upon request. (There are a very few post-1952 U of M dissertations not available from Bell and Howell; these include such things as music manuscripts and works with color illustrations or extremely large pages that will not photocopy well; in these few cases, our archival copy is retained in University Archives.)
To locate a specific dissertation or thesis it is necessary to have its call number. Use Libraries Search for the author or title of the item, just as you would for any other book. Depending on date of acceptance and cataloging, a typical call number for such materials should look something like one of the following:
Dissertations: Plan"A" Theses MnU-D or 378.7M66 MnU-M or 378.7M66 78-342 ODR7617 83-67 OL6156 Libraries Search will also tell the library location (MLAC, Health Science Library, Magrath or another St. Paul campus library, Science and Engineering, Business Reference, Wilson Annex or Wilson Library). Those doctoral dissertations still in Wilson Library (which in all cases should be 1980 or later and will have "MnU-D" numbers) are located in the central section of the third floor. Those master's theses in Wilson (which in all cases will be 1997 or later and will have "MnU-M" numbers) are also located in the central section of the third floor. Both dissertations and theses circulate and can be checked out, like any other books, at the Wilson Circulation desk on the first floor.
Wilson Library contains a series of bound and loose-leaf notebooks, arranged by department and within each department by date, listing dissertations and theses. Information given for each entry includes name of author, title, and date (but not call number, which must be looked up individually). These notebooks are no longer current, but they do cover listings by department from the nineteenth century up to approximately 1992. Many pre-1940 U of M dissertations and pre-1925 U of M master's theses are not cataloged (and exist only as archival copies). Such dissertations can be identified only with these volumes. The books and notebooks are shelved in the general collection under these call numbers: Wilson Ref LD3337 .A5 and Wilson Ref quarto LD3337 .U9x. Major departments of individual degree candidates are also listed under their names in the GRADUATE SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT programs of the U of M, available in University Archives and (for recent years) also in Wilson stacks (LD3361 .U55x).
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