Research Guides: *Master Boxes: Dissertations

Borrowing Dissertations

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Instructions for making an interlibrary loan request for materials not located at UCLA.
Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Foreign Dissertations
Search the CRL Catalog for dissertations already held at the Center. If a foreign dissertation is not at CRL, UCLA's Interlibrary Loan Service will request that CRL acquire it for your use. This special issue of Focus on Global Resources describes CRL's extensive collection of foreign dissertations.

UC Library Search
Search the Library Catalog for UCLA dissertations by author, title, subject, etc. Many records now have the link to online access. Dissertations have the form subject heading: Dissertations, Academic--UCLA--[Department]

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Index to doctoral dissertations from 1637 to the present, with abstracts since 1980. A number of master's theses are also indexed, with abstracts since 1988. Many are available for download in pdf format. UCLA has access to all full text dissertations in the database. Non-UCLA users may use Dissertations Express to purchase digital or print copies of individual dissertations.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Index to doctoral dissertations from 1637 to the present, with abstracts since 1980. A number of master's theses are also indexed, with abstracts since 1988. Many are available for download in pdf format. UCLA has access to all full text dissertations in the database. Non-UCLA users may use Dissertations Express to purchase digital or print copies of individual dissertations.
WorldCat Dissertations and Theses
Over 5 million dissertations and theses available in OCLC member libraries. Many theses are available electronically, at no charge, directly from the publishing institution. UCLA students, faculty, and staff can request non-UCLA dissertations via interlibrary loan.

Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Foreign Dissertations
Search the CRL Catalog for dissertations already held at the Center. If a foreign dissertation is not at CRL, UCLA's Interlibrary Loan Service will request that CRL acquire it for your use. This special issue of Focus on Global Resources describes CRL's extensive collection of foreign dissertations.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
This international organization promotes the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic analogues to traditional paper-based theses and dissertations in order to more effectively share knowledge.