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United States and International
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
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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.
- Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Foreign DissertationsSearch 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.
- eScholarship, University of California This link opens in a new windowUC's open access repository. May include recent (2012–present) theses or dissertations not available in ProQuest. Search for author or title of the dissertation.
UCLA Urban Planning Theses and Projects
For research from students in UCLA's Urban Planning Program, see the below instructions for searching the Library Catalog. Some of the projects are available full-text online, others are deposited in the SRLF.
To locate a UCLA U.P. dissertation:
- Do an Any Field search for dissertations urban planning ucla.
- To see the most recent dissertations, Sort by Date — newest.
- You can also browse dissertations by call number
- From the Browse search screen, copy and paste the following call number LD791.9 U7; select Call Number from the drop-down menu.
To locate a UCLA M.A. thesis:
- Do an Any Field search on thesis urban planning ucla m a
- To see the most recent dissertations, Sort by Date — newest.
- You can also browse theses by call number
- From the Browse search screen, copy and paste the following call number LD 791.8 U7; select Call Number from the drop-down menu.
To locate a UCLA M.A. client project or comprehensive project:
- Do an Any Field search on projects ucla urban planning
- To see the most recent dissertations, Sort by Date — newest.
UCLA Urban Planning Research
- Urban Planning Student ResearchLinks to the undergraduate capstone projects, master's theses, comprehensive projects, applied research projects and dissertations.