Find Dissertations
Dissertation Resources
- Dissertations and Theses Full Text (Proquest) (VCU only)
- Full text for most dissertations from 1997 to the present. Includes full text for some earlier dissertations, along with over 2.4 million dissertations and theses citations from around the world. Includes dissertations from VCU. Coverage: 1637 - present.
- Full text for most dissertations from 1997 to the present. Includes full text for some earlier dissertations, along with over 2.4 million dissertations and theses citations from around the world. Includes dissertations from VCU. Coverage: 1637 - present.
- Dissertation Abstracts Online (VCU only)
- Entries and abstracts for more than one million doctoral dissertations and masters theses accepted at accredited institutions are included. Coverage: 1861 - present.
- Entries and abstracts for more than one million doctoral dissertations and masters theses accepted at accredited institutions are included. Coverage: 1861 - present.
-
Digital Library of ETDs (Electronic Theses and Dissertations)
- Collections of electronic theses and dissertations, many of which are available online through their host institutions. Sponsored by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
- Collections of electronic theses and dissertations, many of which are available online through their host institutions. Sponsored by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
- VCU ETD's
How do I get a copy of a dissertation?
- First check to see if it is available in Dissertations and Theses Full Text (Proquest) (VCU only)
- Full text of dissertations from 1997 to the present and full text for some earlier dissertations.
- UMI Dissertation Express
- You can purchase copies of dissertations through UMI, the producer of Dissertation Abstracts. Submit your order online or print out a form to mail or fax. Note that the order form allows you to search for dissertations by author or title.
- Interlibrary Loan (VCU only)
- Interlibrary Loan will attempt to borrow dissertations from other libraries. While there is no charge for this service, it is often difficult to obtain a dissertation through Interlibrary Loan. Other libraries may not be able to lend their dissertations and the only loanable copy might be in microfiche or microfilm format.
How do I submit my VCU thesis or dissertation?
- Library help and links to the VCU Graduate School for submitting your work (includes checklists and forms)
VCU Dissertations
Masters theses and doctoral dissertations completed at Virginia Commonwealth University are available within the VCU Libraries. Find these through the VCU Libraries Catalog Theses & Dissertations Section, search by author, title or keyword. Also note that the Advanced Search option of the full catalog provides a format limit for “Thesis - Dissertation”.