Suggestions & CommentsDissertations
Some libraries will allow dissertations to circulate via Interlibrary Loan. The interlibrary loan staff can usually determine the policy of the institution at which the dissertation is held and the costs involved in obtaining it.Dissertations from U.S. universities not available for loan are often available for sale from UMI. You can contact UMI Dissertation Express to order unbound copies of dissertations and theses with express delivery to your home or office.
Dissertation Abstracts (Proquest Digital Dissertations) is available through the UMBC Library webpage. The coverage is from 1861 to the present and indexes U.S., Canadian, British, and other European dissertations and theses; dissertations abstracted since 1980, theses abstracted since 1988. Full dissertations published since 1997 are available in PDF digital format; 24 page previews are also available.