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Interlibrary Loan - Dissertations

How do I get dissertations from other universities?

Dissertation Abstracts contains only the abstracts of theses and dissertations. Dissertations owned by McIntyre Library can be found in the online catalog. If McIntyre Library does not have the dissertation you need, there are several options for obtaining it.

• Dissertations through Interlibrary Loan: The library will try to borrow a dissertation for faculty, staff and students at no cost through Interlibrary Loan, if it is available for loan.
• Purchasing Dissertations
• If a dissertation is not available via interlibrary loan, students and faculty have another option. They can order a copy through the UMI unbound pages service, Dissertation Express. The order must be submitted directly to Janice Bogstad, bogstajm@uwec.edu, Collection Development Librarian. The cost is about $26.50, and the order must be prepaid. The order will be filled within 72 hours with a shrink-wrapped, 8.5" x 11" copy of the dissertation.
• The library will purchase a dissertation for the collection for a faculty member if the dissertation is ordered from their departmental library allocation. The library will purchase a dissertation for students if it fits with our collection development guidelines.
• Other places to look: The article listed below includes links to thesis and dissertation abstracts, some links to the full text of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), as well as information about Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) and instructions on obtaining the ETDs from other institutions.
• Info From The Superhighway: Library Resources In A Changing World Pt. 3: Theses and Dissertations. Compiled by Linda Rae Putnam, Documents Department, Florida State University. Used with permission. Originally published as a column.