Research Guides
Environment: Dissertations
Dissertation Databases
To identify dissertations written at other universities use one of the following databases. Once you have identified those dissertations you need, submit an interlibrary loan request to get a copy if it is not available online. You can also buy copies of many dissertations via Dissertations & Theses Fulltext.
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
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Index to doctoral dissertations and selected masters theses from 1861 to the present; includes 2 million+ full text dissertations published since 1997.
- Theses CanadaIndex to Canadian dissertations, includes some fulltext from the last decade
- Global Electronic Thesis and Dissertation SearchSearch approximately theses from more than 200 universities worldwide.
UW Dissertations and Theses
Find dissertations and theses written at any institution including the UW via Proquest Dissertations & Theses.
Find UW dissertations and theses from 1997-2008 and 2012 - present via ResearchWorks Archive.