ProQuest Dissertations Theses (formerly referred to as Digital Dissertations) enables users to think about dissertations and theses from over 1,000 United states . States and European universities.

Titles inside the CIC institutions printed 1997 to provide can be found totally free to current U of M students, staff, and faculty:

• College of Minnesota
• Indiana College
• Michigan Condition College
• Northwestern College
• Ohio Condition College
• Pennsylvania Condition College
• Purdue College
• College of Chicago
• College of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• College of Illinois, Chicago
• College of Iowa
• College of Michigan
• College of Nebraska, Lincoln subsequently subsequently subsequently
• College of Wisconsin, Madison

To understand full text works, you can even examine the “Limit leads to: Full text documents only” box inside Proquest Dissertations Theses, to consider the disposable DOWNLOAD button. Alternatively, you may look a subset within the PDT database known as Dissertations Theses @ CIC Institutions (using the “Databases selected” menu).

Be aware that very recent U of M dissertations might not can be found in ProQuest until a couple of days carrying out a MNCAT record for the thesis seems. For dissertations business institutions, the first twenty-four pages might be proven totally free.

Borrowing options: You can request financing in the dissertation while using the College Libraries Interlibrary Loan Web form or WorldCat .

To get involved with a dissertation through Interlibrary Loan:

Using Proquest Digital Dissertations

1. Identify the citation in Proquest Digital Dissertations
2. Inside the Interlibrary Loan page, login for that ILLiad account. New users can get single-time registration to construct a foreign exchange account.
3. Click Request a Thesis
4. Complete the shape. Would be the Digital Dissertations publication number (AAT. )
5. Click Submit Request. A confirmation message look. Note: Generally, just the granting institution holds a duplicate within the dissertation. When the item is at stock, print dissertations inside a Big Ten Library will arrive within of the week. When the item happens elsewhere, it might take a couple of days. You’ll be notified when the material doesn’t circulate or possibly it’s already examined. ILL cannot recall dissertations.

1. From College Libraries site select Catalogs
   Select WorldCat
2. Search by author, title, or keyword select record
3. Click Interlibrary Loan/ILLiad (found below Have This Item)
4. Sign up for the ILLiad account
5. Click Submit Request. A confirmation message look

• via Proquest Digital Dissertations: whenever you locate the citation, make use of the OrderNow function. Prices vary according to format.
• via Dissertation Express (for individual researchers): disexpress.umi.com/
• from UMI Dissertation Hotline, call 800-521-3042